Could we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?
A major mass extinction happens when conditions on Earth’s surface conspire to become so vile everywhere that they exceed the adaptive capacity of almost all complex life. Daniel Rothman works on the top floor of the building that houses the Massachusetts Institute of...
Wildfire smoke even more harmful to health than previously thought
Wildfire smoke is far more dangerous than previously thought, with deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates underestimated by 93%. Researchers found that 535 people in Europe died on average each year between 2004 and 2022 as a result of breathing in the...
Wildfires rage through Spain and Portugal amid rollback of green policies
Extreme heat has fuelled devastating wildfires across southern Europe this month, the latest in a series of disasters exacerbated by climate breakdown amid a continental rollback of green policies. Relentless heat and raging wildfires continue to ravage southern...
Spain’s wildfires are proof of global heating
Spain’s Environment Minister says the recent blazes are proof of the country’s vulnerability to global heating and a clear warning of a climate emergency. The heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over recent days, devouring thousands...
Travellers also need to adapt to climate change
“Best time to visit” no longer applies when it comes to travel planning. Climate change is rewriting the rulebook – and travellers need to adapt. I spent April and May this year travelling across Nepal – prime trekking season and often billed as the...
