A new study, published today (Tuesday, 28 January 2025) in Environmental Research Letters has shown that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades.
Tag: climate change
Nord Stream Pipeline Methane Leak
UK researchers join UN led collaboration to measure methane emissions from Nord Stream Pipeline Leak – largest ever leak of methane recorded
Copernicus Global Climate Highlights 2024
The Copernicus Global Climate Highlights 2024 report has been released today. In 2024, global temperatures reached unprecedented levels, marking the warmest year on record and the first to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels—a critical threshold outlined in the Paris Agreement.
COP29 Activities supported by NCEO
COP29 Activities supported by NCEO Staff from the National Centre for Earth Observation are playing an active role in science for COP29, particularly in reviewing and explaining the valuable information from satellites.…
UK to chair global Earth observation group with bold ambitions for data uptake
UK to chair global Earth observation group with bold ambitions for data uptake UK Space Agency Chief Executive Dr Paul Bate has assumed the Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites…
Landscape review supports NERC’s low-carbon science vision
NERC has commissioned UK environmental science centres to review the Uncrewed Aerial Systems landscape in support of low-carbon environmental science research.
Carbon Monoxide/Reactive trace gases
Long-term satellite observations of carbon monoxide and other reactive trace gases in the atmosphere help us to understand the role of these gases in a changing climate and the change in these gases over time.
Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability
Rainfall variability in Eastern Africa is associated with considerable social and environmental impacts, including threats to water, energy and food security.
Britain is heating up – how heat mapping can help the UK adapt to climate change
The UK has been experiencing above-average seasonal temperatures over the last few years. In July 2022, the UK saw the air temperature at London’s Heathrow Airport soar to 40.2°C. You may be surprised to learn that the land surface temperature was even hotter?
Climate changes at 2°C warming as seen in the UK Earth System Model
This NCEO-led joint study with UK Earth System Model (UKESM) developers showcases the changes in future climate at different Global Warming Thresholds (GWTs) as seen in projections made with the UKESM1 model
Heathrow breaks UK’s Land Surface Temperature record
London’s Heathrow Airport was amongst the record-breaking hottest places in the UK with an air temperature of 40.2°C. However, air temperature was not the only record to be broken at Heathrow, as the very latest official UK satellite data for Land Surface Temperature (LST) showed UK surfaces reached 48°C for the first time.