Is Iceland’s tallest volcano awakening?
The saga of Öræfajökull suggests we should take small earthquakes in the region seriously.
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China plans to build the world’s largest dam – but what does this mean for India and Bangladesh downstream?
The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.
Listening to the song of melting glaciers
Researchers from the University of Oslo have drilled to the bottom of the Kongsvegen glacier. Find out why and how they are listening to the destabilisation of Arctic glaciers: The MAMMAMIA project.
Nepal floods: China’s strict control of Tibet makes it harder to prepare for Himalayan disasters
Early warnings and shared data will move only as fast as Beijing’s security concerns allow.
Earthrise to Earthset: how the planet’s climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement
The global climate has changed drastically over the course of the 58 years that separate these two photographs of planet Earth.
Any plans to dim the Sun and cool the Earth must be led by those most affected by climate change
Solar geoengineering could temporarily address the worst impacts of global warming.
John Tyndall: the forgotten co‑founder of climate science
The man who explained the greenhouse effect was accidentally killed by his wife.
The secret world of puddles
Puddles are an often-ignored but crucial habitat for rare and unusual wildlife.
Pakistan floods: what role did climate change play?
There are three key ways climate change probably made these floods worse.
Why a volcano, Frankenstein, and the summer of 1816 are relevant to the Anthropocene
A volcanic eruption in 1815 triggered a year without a summer – prompting a flowering of nature writing that is all too relevant today.
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