Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and see more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash – according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

In recent years, marine heatwaves have been taking an ever-greater toll on the world’s oceans and their ecosystems.

Climate warming contributes to the thawing of permafrost soils all over the world.

Imagine returning to a favorite hiking trail 15 years after your first visit and discovering that many of the plants and animals that once lived there are gone.

Chewing sugar-containing gum enhances the cardiovascular benefits of nitrate-rich vegetables.

Climate extremes such as heatwaves and droughts pose increasing threats to human safety, economies, and ecosystems in a warming climate.

Planting trees is widely promoted as a natural solution to climate change. 

Soils that are exposed to prolonged drought often develop desiccation cracks, which impact soil properties and exacerbate moisture loss through evapotranspiration.

For decades, climate scientists have issued warnings about positive global warming feedbacks, vicious cycles in the Earth system in which rising temperatures from burning fossil fuels beget more warming.

Death casts a shadow over life, not only for people but also other animals, plants and entire ecosystems.