World News

Copernicus: 2023 officially hottest year in recorded history

The announcement comes as representatives at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai prepare to wrap up their first week of talks with moderate progress on some issues.

06/12/2023

Climate Now

Emissions are still rising, when will they start to fall?

In partnership with Copernicus

For our latest Climate Now Debate, broadcast live from COP28, we discussed what rising emissions mean for a warming world.

28/11/2023

Climate Now

Climate Now: How can we survive the heatwaves to come?

In partnership with Copernicus

For the first in our series of COP28 debates, we discussed why extreme weather events are on the rise, and how the climate crisis is impacting global health.

27/11/2023

Climate Now

Predicting Europe's climate future by digging into the past

In partnership with Copernicus

We visit the buzzing student city of Bologna, in Italy, where Europe's greatest scientific minds have been gathering data about our planet since the Renaissance.

20/11/2023

Partner content

Rising temperatures and more extreme weather events: How is Europe’s tourism industry coping?

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Rattled by deadly floods in Greece, wildfires in Tenerife and extreme temperatures in southern Italy during the 2023 summer holiday period, more people have woken up to the impacts of climate change and travel preferences are changing, according to research conducted by the ETC.

10/11/2023

Climate Now

Meet the Swedish scientists hoping to solve Earth's methane mystery

In partnership with Copernicus

In this episode of Climate Now, we meet researchers in Sweden trying to find out why levels of the climate-warming gas methane are rising so sharply. Could it be a natural response to a hotter planet?

16/10/2023

Climate Now

Can this 300-year-old landscape survive another 300 years?

In partnership with Copernicus

Climate Now visits the Sanssouci Palace and Gardens in Potsdam, Germany, a world heritage site under threat from climate change. Droughts, heatwaves, and heavy rain are all taking their toll on this historic 300-hundred-year-old landscape. Can it survive for another 300 years?

18/09/2023

Partner content

How is climate change affecting Europe's oceans and marine life?

Partner content presented by Copernicus

The rates of surface ocean warming, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic and Black Seas, and the southern Arctic are more than three times the global average.

21/07/2023

Climate Now

How is Athens adapting to rising temperatures?

In partnership with Copernicus

With temperatures in the Greek capital reaching 40 degrees Celsius, Climate Now explores how Athens is trying to offset heat health risks with a 'cool routes' app, new pocket parks and renovating an ancient Roman aqueduct

17/07/2023

World News

June was hottest month on record indicating rising global temperatures

Scientists have warned for months that 2023 could see record highs

06/07/2023

Climate Now

Insects thrive as temperatures rise

In partnership with Copernicus

Climate Now investigates how warmer winters and sunnier springs are encouraging the spread of exotic species of ant to western Europe.

19/06/2023

Partner content

Dutch agricultural sector: We face a crisis that we have never faced before

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Climate change poses significant challenges to the Dutch farming industry. As the latest European State of the Climate report shows record-breaking temperatures and rising greenhouse gas concentrations, the urgency to find viable solutions and collaborate across sectors becomes paramount.

17/05/2023

Climate Now

Health risks are increasing due to extreme heat, data shows

In partnership with Copernicus

The recent Copernicus European State of the Climate report for 2022 painted a picture of a continent that's getting ever hotter, drier and sunnier. Why is this? And what are the implications for our health?

15/05/2023

Climate Now

Wind droughts: A threat to the booming North Sea wind power industry?

In partnership with Copernicus

Several EU countries are implementing ambitious plans to turn the North Sea into a green energy powerhouse. But what will happen if global warming causes wind speeds to drop?

17/04/2023

Climate Now

Why is Arctic ice getting younger and thinner?

In partnership with Copernicus

Temperatures in parts of the Arctic were six degrees or more above average in February. Researchers are observing that the ice is thinning rapidly - and models predict that ice-free Arctic summers are on the horizon. In this special edition Climate Now reports from a -24C freezer in Tromsø, Norway.

20/03/2023

Climate Now

When can we blame climate change? The tricky science of attribution

Extreme weather events are on the increase globally, but can we blame climate change?

17/03/2023

Climate Now

How Europe's orchards are having to adapt to warmer winters

In partnership with Copernicus

Warmer winters in Europe are posing a serious threat to fruit trees. We explore how producers are trying to protect their crops.

20/02/2023

Climate Now

Was 2022 a year of freak weather events or a climate change milestone?

In partnership with Copernicus

Were heatwaves and cold snaps in 2022 the new normal for our warming planet?

16/01/2023

Partner content

Real time climate information in Africa

Partner content presented by Copernicus

From crops to water, the continent’s demand for climate data is on the rise

05/12/2022

Climate Now

Greenhouse gas concentrations higher than in all of human civilisation

In partnership with Copernicus

Following the warmest October on record and with greenhouse gas concentrations higher than they've ever been, COP27 experts assess the state of the Earth's climate.

14/11/2022