Climate Uncovered

Are we heading for cascading tipping points?

A new review study examines four of the most dangerous climate tipping elements, confirming that they are destabilising. Risks are increasing that they…

Oct 8 • 

Tom Harris

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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.

Two reports this month, the 2025 Planetary Boundaries update and the 2025 Production Gap Report, show a deadly contradiction and highlight just how…

Oct 1 • 

Tom Harris

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September 2025

A deeper dive into the Earth’s Energy Imbalance Ladder

A quarter of a century of satellite data tells us a lot about the different aspects and drivers of the accelerating global warming and resulting climate…

Sep 24 • 

Tom Harris

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2050 is less than 25 years away!

OK that’s obvious, but the point is that 2050 is much more relevant than 2100 for climate predictions. For one thing, most of us are likely to still be…

Sep 17 • 

Tom Harris

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What can the last deglaciation tell us about the future?

Orbital wobbles kick started the deglaciation process, but feedbacks supplied the CO2 to drive the warming. A new study examines land based carbon…

Sep 10 • 

Tom Harris

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Earth's Energy Imbalance - half year update

The NASA CERES satellite data is now available up to June, so at this half year point, its a good time to look at the recent trends and warming drivers.

Sep 3 • 

Tom Harris

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August 2025

Antarctica - a continent on the brink

From sea ice to ocean currents and from ice shelves to krill, Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes – and they will affect us all.

Aug 27 • 

Tom Harris

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3ºC by 2050 - An historical perspective that’s hard to fault

A new study examines GHG sources and regional contributions since 1820 then looks at the conflicting targets of economic growth and the Paris Goals…

Aug 20 • 

Tom Harris

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Worse things happen at sea - Marine Heatwaves

Marine Heatwaves tend to be treated as curiosities that might bring interesting species to our shores, but in many ways their impacts and implications…

Aug 13 • 

Tom Harris

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Overshoot and Climate Stability

Passing 1.5ºC is now inevitable. Overshoot scenarios tell us that we can relatively safely pass this level but then bring temperatures back down again…

Aug 6 • 

Tom Harris

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July 2025

Continental Drying - the world is losing freshwater at dangerous rates

Climate change is driving profound changes across the whole Earth system including the water cycle which is now changing at unprecedented rates with…

Jul 30 • 

Tom Harris

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Forests - Another piece of the aerosol puzzle

The reduction of aerosols, both through pollution control and shipping emission rules is unmasking hidden warming, contributing to the current warming…

Jul 24 • 

Tom Harris

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Theodore Rethers

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