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Can sea walls and land reclamation save the Maldives from relocation?

‘We are self-sufficient’: The Maldives' president says fortress islands will help to prevent climate migration.

21/11/2023

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Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change

Australia has offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change.

10/11/2023

Climate

Scientists say there’s still time to stop Greenland ice sheet melting

There’s good news for the ice sheet, which may withstand temporary breaches in 1.5C, but emissions must still drop quickly.

19/10/2023

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Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk ‘significantly’, scientists say

The European Space Agency has called the findings "alarming."

13/10/2023

Climate

Small island states take on big polluters in landmark climate case

‘We cannot remain silent’: Small island states are using the law of the sea to demand climate action in a world-first case.

11/09/2023

Nature

These cute pufflings are making a comeback despite climate change

Researchers say the birds’ resilience in the face of ocean heating shows the complexity of climate change impacts on ecosystems.

31/08/2023

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How rising sea levels could affect oil spill restoration in Louisiana

Works are underway to restore damage done by the world's biggest marine oil spill in 2010, but rising sea levels are likely to complicate efforts.

11/08/2023

Climate

Antarctica is not ‘frozen in time’, scientists warn as heatwaves bite

Faster action is needed to address Antarctica’s extreme weather, a new report warns.

08/08/2023

Earth News

Slow disaster: Inside the Indonesian village being engulfed by the sea

More than 200 people live in what is one of Indonesia's fastest-sinking areas.

25/07/2023

Climate

Spain is warming up quicker than the global average, Greenpeace warns

For every degree of global warming, Spain’s climate warms by 1.5℃.

06/07/2023

Nature

India’s ‘Mangrove Man’ is saving his village from coastal flooding

Meet the Keralan single-handedly salvaging India’s sinking shores.

18/04/2023

Climate

How rising sea levels are affecting India's water supplies

People can no longer depend on ponds and wells for the water they need to drink, cook and wash.

06/04/2023

Climate

Rising sea levels threaten Marseille’s beach hut community

Marseille’s coastal huts have become symbols of the city and of a unique way of life.

06/03/2023

World News

Rising sea levels: the silent killer that is already a reality

During the last decade, rising sea levels have already been a problem for cities around the world and scientists warn of further risks.

03/03/2023

Climate

Tunisia: Beach erosion is threatening tourism and communities

Coastal erosion is harming tourism, fishing and farming in Tunisia - and drought is making it worse.

23/02/2023

Climate

Revealed: The European cities most at risk from climate damage

One Scottish county is forecast to have its climate change damage risk triple by 2050 from 1990, the biggest jump in Europe.

22/02/2023

Earth News

Get a birds-eye view of French village threatened by the advancing sea

Ever-rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms have made it impossible for people to live close to the coast.

16/02/2023

Climate

The good and the bad news from Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’

Crevasses ‘like a set of sugar cubes’ and sea anemones: Here's what scientists saw at Thwaites Glacier.

16/02/2023

Nature

Should the North Sea have the same legal rights as you?

Ecuador and New Zealand have recognised the rights of nature. Now the Embassy of the North Sea wants the Netherlands to follow suit.

28/01/2023

Earth News

Worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than expected

Current models predict that the most widespread flooding and coastal erosiom will occur after sea levels rise by several metres - a seemingly distant scenario. This might be wrong.

27/01/2023