global warming

Recent summer temperatures in Europe likely to be the warmest of last two millenia

Recent global warming lies outside of patterns experienced over the past 2,000 years supporting the suggestion it is being influenced by human activity, an international study involving Plymouth University has found.

Most of Europe has experienced strong summer warming over the course of several decades, accompanied by severe heat waves in 2003, 2010 and 2015.

New research by a...

Global investigation reveals true scale of ocean warming

Warming oceans are causing marine species to change breeding times and shift homes with substantial consequences expected for the broader marine landscape, according to a new global study.

The three-year research project, funded by the National Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in California, has shown widespread systemic shifts in measures such as distribution of species...