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In 2016 alone, over 24 million people were displaced by unexpected climate-related disasters. It is commonly understood that there is a correlation between climate change and human mobility, however, the lack of evidence-based findings has hindered necessary changes to being made in this regard.

Scientists have developed a new model to predict the sea ice minimum extent, using historical measurements and real-time satellite data.

Scientists venture into the vaults of the past.

Þorvarður Árnason and Greg Garrard reflect on the challenges of representing unsustainable carbon-dioxide emissions. Global warming and climate change are some of the best-known effects, of many, on environments around the world due to societies’ continued unsustainable burning of fossil fuels for their energy needs. Such effects are often difficult to represent in efforts to communicate scientific findings or policy priorities on climate change.

Indigenous legal scholar Aimée Craft discusses the historically troubled relationship between Western scientific traditions and different forms of indigenous knowledge. Generosity of spirit and mutual respect for different ways of knowing are crucial if we are to more effectively address common challenges such as climate change. She suggests that Western scientists can work together with indigenous peoples to move beyond the status quo, where indigenous knowledge systems are typically embraced only for their capacity to confirm mainstream scientific findings. Creating constructive dialogue and mutual respect between knowledge communities may be vital to our ability to come to terms with the socio-environmental challenges of the future.

Action, Trends and Implications for Business

Summary for policymakers

Mapping weather patterns and events globally

We know seas are rising and we know why. The urgent questions are by how much and how quickly

Considering climate change adaption and mitigation efforts

Is a climate friendly world by 2050 realistic?

In just a couple of decades from now there could be ice-free summers in the Arctic

What do we need to do to ensure that we avoid disastrous climate change for future generations?

A new State of the Climate report confirmed that 2016 surpassed 2015 as the warmest year in 137 years of recordkeeping.