Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check
January 2025 was the hottest on record—a whole 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world ...
How net zero plans to cut pollution have accelerated global warming
In 2020, strict rules were put in place to slash cargo-ship emissions. Five years on, it appears to have been less than ...
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Faster global warming linked to fewer aerosols in ship pollution
Scientists link global warming to lower sulfur pollution from ships. Fewer ship aerosols mean less sunlight reflection, allowing heat to stay.
Clean air policies may have ‘unfortunate consequences’ for methane emissions
A new study is the latest to suggest that reductions in atmospheric sulphur may be driving global warming at a rate faster than previously anticipated.
Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done
Improved computer models shed light on how reducing sulphur emissions will inadvertently release methane from wetlands.
Unexpected Methane Surge: Clean Air Policies Could Be Backfiring
Cleaner air's impact requires a steeper reduction in human-emitted methane to meet global targets. A new study reveals that ...
Cleaner Ships, Hotter Earth: The Unexpected Climate Twist
A dramatic reduction in sulfur pollution from shipping has unintentionally contributed to recent global warming, offering a ...
Global Temperatures Shattered Records in January
Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which ...
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Climate clock ticking fast, warns former minister
ISLAMABAD: Former climate change minister Sherry Rehman on Thursday criticised UN-led climate conferences which she said had ...
Science Daily6d
Clean air policies having unintended impact driving up wetland methane emissions by up to 34 million tons
Reducing sulphur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps, a new study has found. The resulting additional future release of 20-34 ...
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Expired Aminbazar landfill – a growing threat to Dhaka's air, global climate
The environmental clearance certificate for the Aminbazar landfill site in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, expired in 2017 but the Dhaka North City continues to dump waste on this exhausted site, ...