Sea level rise

Green News

Why scientists want to build a wall along the ‘Doomsday Glacier’

The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ already contributes four per cent of annual sea level rise, but can the consequences of climate change be barricaded off?

04/02/2026

Green News

Dutch government ordered to protect sinking island from climate change

In a sweeping victory for Bonaire residents, The Hague District Court has ruled that Dutch authorities had discriminated against the island's inhabitants.

28/01/2026

Green News

Sea levels are rising - but in Greenland, the opposite is happening

Scientists say Greenland’s sinking sea levels will have a ripple effect on coastal communities, shipping routes, fishing and infrastructure.

28/01/2026

Green News

Why scientists are worried about Greenland’s huge Prudhoe ice dome

An ice dome the size of Luxembourg melted around 7,000 years ago. Is history about to repeat itself?

07/01/2026

Green News

First climate migrants land in Australia after leaving sinking nation

As rising sea levels continue to threaten the sinking nation of Tuvalu, Australia has welcomed the first group of climate migrants.

21/12/2025

Green News

Paris Agreement: One decade on, warming outpaces global action

Record heat waves and deadly weather disasters have punctuated a decade of missed climate targets.

10/11/2025

Green News

Sea levels rising faster than they have in 4,000 years, study warns

Melting glaciers and thermal expansion are driving the ‘acceleration’ of sea level rise to record levels.

20/10/2025

Green News

Greenland is ‘shrinking’ and drifting northwest. Here’s why

Prehistoric changes and accelerating climate change are ‘shrinking’ Greenland and causing it to drift, new research warns.

16/10/2025

Europe in Motion

Rising sea levels: The ten best beaches that could disappear by 2100

Rising sea levels in Europe could wipe out some of the continent's most beloved beaches by 2100.

14/10/2025

Green News

Barcelona's beaches are being swallowed by sea level rise and storms

Storms and sea level rise are rapidly reshaping Barcelona’s coastline, raising fears about the future of local tourism.

23/07/2025

Green News

World court to rule on countries’ duty to fight climate change

The case has been dubbed a ‘David versus Goliath’ battle, with vulnerable nations pushing for a more robust legal framework for climate action.

22/07/2025

Climate

Is the UK’s spate of heatwaves the new normal under climate change?

The pace of change and clustering of record-breaking extreme weather are far from natural, the scientists emphasise.

14/07/2025

Climate

Over a third of Tuvaluans seek pioneering climate visa to Australia

The treaty is seen as a hopeful model for climate mobility, but is the result of “a deeply saddening” reality for Tuvalu.

27/06/2025

Climate

Climate change made May’s Arctic heatwave 3C hotter, scientists say

Spring heat could be an emerging threat for vulnerable people in Iceland and Inuit communities in Greenland.

11/06/2025

Green News

Could Arctic clouds explain why climate models keep failing?

Researchers have also warned that even limiting global warming to 1.5°C won’t save our polar ice sheets.

21/05/2025

Climate

Overshooting 1.5°C will cause irreversible glacier loss, study shows

“The longer we delay emissions cuts, the more we burden future generations with irreversible change”.

19/05/2025