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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A bird’s eye view of New Zealand’s changing glaciers
Forty years of continuous end-of-summer snowline monitoring of New Zealand’s glaciers brings the issue of human-induced climate change into tight focus.
Climate repair: three things we must do now to stabilise the planet
A plan for humanity’s surviving and thriving through our planetary crisis.
Climate crisis – here’s what the experts recommend we do
In this special global newsletter, experts share their visions for ambitious climate action.
Mountains of fire: what hillwalking with my father taught me about the origins of oil exploration
A memoir of the author’s childhood spent climbing with her father, a much-travelled oil reservoir engineer.
Earthshot and the science of positive tipping points: how environmental progress can become unstoppable
Change happens rapidly when we know where to look: these solutions could tip the world towards a better future.
Don’t worry about the huge Antarctic iceberg – worry about the glaciers behind it
A huge iceberg is set to break free from Antarctica. While the iceberg isn’t hugely concerning, it could herald the breakup of the entire Larsen C ice shelf, which could trigger more sea-level rise.
Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
The seismic echoes of capsizing icebergs falling from Thwaites Glacier have been detected for the first time.
The extraordinary return of sea otters to Glacier Bay
Sea otters had been absent from this Alaskan national park for at least 250 years. By marrying math and statistics, scientists map this animal’s successful comeback.
Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers melt.
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