Month: November 2022

Ahead of this month’s COP27 conference in Egypt, we speak to the co-chair of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report who tells us the destructive influence of climate change is coming more quickly and more intensively than predicted. By  ANTHONY KING Professor Hans-Otto Pörtner is a climatologist, an oceans’ expert and co-chair on the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment … Read more

Urban smog is a major threat to human health. New sensors and data-collection techniques will help to improve air quality. By  SARAH WILD Each day, we take about 20 000 breaths. The oxygen in the air nourishes the cells in our bodies. But when the air we breathe contains harmful particulate matter and chemicals, those contaminants … Read more