Arctic

Met Office: Global warming set to surpass 1.4C for fourth year running in 2026

Climate change

Met Office: Global warming set to surpass 1.4C for fourth year running in 2026

Climate crisis continuing to drive global warming which could potentially surpass - albeit temporarily - the totemic 1.5C threshold set by the Paris Agreement

clock 18 December 2025 • 4 min read
'Whitehall has not been paying enough attention': MPs warn 1.5 million UK homes and businesses face threat from rising seas

Climate change

'Whitehall has not been paying enough attention': MPs warn 1.5 million UK homes and businesses face threat from rising seas

Environmental Audit Committee calls on government to 'throw our full toolbox at understanding changes in the Arctic better' in order to address threats posed by rising seas and extreme weather

clock 13 October 2023 • 5 min read

Waste

Is laundry fuelling the marine plastics crisis?

A new study from Canadian non-profit Ocean Wise has shown that synthetic fibres, many released from clothing and textiles during domestic laundry, make up a large proportion of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean

clock 13 January 2021 • 4 min read

Climate change

Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact - study

Study shows how destabilised natural systems will worsen man-made problem

clock 24 April 2019 • 3 min read

Climate change

'Ice-plagued': How I came to be called a 'smart arse' by Andrew Neil

The way we use language matters - no matter what Andrew Neil thinks, it is fair to ask if seas that are meant to be covered by ice can really be called 'ice-plagued'

clock 20 September 2018 • 7 min read

Climate change

Ilulissat: A town at the frontier of our changing climate

Gareth Redmond King's recent trip to the Arctic opened his eyes to how changes to the region's climate is set to impact life around the world

clock 23 March 2018 • 6 min read