Damian Carrington
About Damian Carrington
Damian Carrington is The Guardian's Environment editor
Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds
Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS
Most extreme wildfires rising due to climate change
The climate crisis is driving an exponential rise in the most extreme wildfires in key regions around the world, research has revealed.
Concerns arise as sales of SUVs hit record high in 2023
Half of all new cars are now SUVs, and even though approximately 20 per cent of them are hybrid or electric vehicles, rising emissions from the vehicles have been cited for causing as much as a fifth of the increase in global carbon dioxide emissions.
Top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5 C
The planet is headed for at least 2.5 C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, a poll of hundreds of scientists finds.
Climate crisis costing $16M an hour in extreme weather damage
A new analysis shows at least $2.8 trillion in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heat waves.
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’
The first complete "scientific health check" shows most global systems are beyond the stable range in which modern civilization emerged.
Ontario lake chosen to mark the birth of the modern world
If the site is approved by the scientists who oversee the geological timescale, the official declaration of the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch will come in August 2024.
Global heating will push billions outside the livable zone
Scientists warn the world is on track for 2.7 C of heating with current action plans and this would mean two billion people experiencing average annual temperatures above 29 C by 2030, a level at which very few communities have lived in the past.
The dark reality of rich people's swimming pools in cities during water crises
The swimming pools, well-watered gardens and clean cars of the rich are driving water crises in cities at least as much as the climate emergency or population growth, according to an analysis.
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5 C climate target
A detailed study has shown that emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past the global heating target unless high-methane foods are tackled.