In early January 2025, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that 2024 was the warmest year on record, with average temperatures soaring 1.55 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This new high surpassed the previous record from 2023, which saw an increase of 1.45 degrees Celsius.
Around 7 million people worldwide die each year due to air pollution, according to the Clean Air Fund. As global warming intensifies, the relationship between air pollution and temperatures intensifies, leading to the impact of heatwaves on air quality.
Carbon capture technology comes as one of the solutions to the climate crisis, and its purpose is to remove and sequester carbon from the atmosphere with the aim of maintaining the carbon budget and not exceeding the Paris Agreement target (1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels).
At the entrance of the longest cave in the world, in the state of Kentucky, USA, a national park ranger warns visitors about a fungus inside that is sweeping through bat colonies. However, researchers hope that scientific progress will contribute to stopping this environmental tragedy soon.
Some regions on earth cannot house humans, for they are extremely hot or cold.
Recent studies have shown a direct relationship between high levels of global warming and increased levels of anxiety and stress in humans, in an interesting relationship linking climate and mental health for individuals.
