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- Climate
Posted on: 2025-06-27
Cutting emissions today limits future climate impacts, but certain changes are ‘locked in’ due to past CO2 emissions

Sea levels will rise this century and remain elevated for thousands of years due to our past emissions. Ice sheets, glaciers, and ocean temperatures will also face irreversible changes.
- Climate
Posted on: 2025-06-20
Heatwave in England to bring temperatures above 32°C (89.6°F) – study finds climate change made this 100 times more likely

Study finds climate change made June 2025 heatwave in England 10 times more likely and temperatures above 32°C (89.6°F) 100 times more likely.
- Geology
- Climate
Posted on: 2025-06-12
Glacier collapse recently buried a Swiss village – here’s what scientists say triggered the event

The Birch Glacier collapse was mainly triggered by sudden rock avalanches which accumulated on top of the glacier, adding excess weight. Climate change likely contributed by destabilizing the slope of the Kleines Nesthorn mountain peak.