Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason

We are at a critical point in the climate emergency and already struggling to meet emissions reduction targets. The UK government must hold its nerve, says Bill McGuire, professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards

Why Earth’s Poles Could SHIFT in Our Lifetime

The invisible shield that protects all life on Earth is changing. The magnetic north pole has abandoned Canada and is[...]

International Conference on Rayleigh-Bénard Turbulence - Sciencesconf.org

2 scientific societies will do US climate report as Trump dismisses authors

Two major scientific societies say they will fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States. Friday's announcement by the American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union aims to produce peer-reviewed research documents assessing the current and future national impacts of climate change. A science-based report required by law is suddenly in question and being reassessed by President Donald Trump’s White House. This week Trump’s Republican administration told scientists working on the National Climate Assessment they were no longer needed.

International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958: Drifting Station Alpha Documentary Film, Version 1 | National Snow and Ice Data Center

The rivers that science says shouldn't exist

Rivers join downstream, flow downhill, and eventually meet an ocean or terminal lake: These are fundamental rules of how waterways and basins are supposed to work. But rules are made to be broken. In the journal Water Resources Research, Sowby and Siegel lay out nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations.