Pippa Heylings: Climate change isn’t a future threat – it’s a 2026 reality
Opinion | Pippa Heylings, MP for South Cambridgeshire, calls for air-conditioned public buildings to open as ‘cool hubs’ during heatwaves.
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10 Jul 2026
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08 Jul 2026
Long-term air pollution exposure linked to higher risk of Parkinson’s disease
LLong-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The study, published in ...
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02 Jul 2026
Human activity has driven retreat of one of Antarctica’s most important glaciers
Human activity has driven retreat of one of Antarctica’s most important glaciers British Antarctic Survey scientists have contributed to the first study to directly link the retreat of a ...
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02 Jul 2026
Plans for major Cambridgeshire solar farm withdrawn
The plans have been highly objected by locals
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30 Jun 2026
Detection and attribution of the role of anthropogenic climate change in industrial-era retreat of Pine Island Glacier
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has undergone rapid change over the satellite era, characterized by significant thinning, grounding-line retreat, and mass loss. More than a third of the ice ...
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29 Jun 2026
Antarctic terrestrial and freshwater biological responses to climate change
This review considers the current status, and highlights existing knowledge gaps, on Antarctic terrestrial and freshwater biological responses to climate change. Climate change is considered to ...
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26 Jun 2026
‘It’s pants!’ Cambridge heat protester strips for roadside climate protest
Cameron Ford keeps it brief because forgot his sunscreen.
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22 Jun 2026
Shallow benthic Antarctic food webs recover complexity after disturbance
Natural disturbance events are expected to increase with climate change. This is particularly evident in polar regions where reduced winter sea-ice has increased movement of icebergs, and thus ...
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22 Jun 2026
Ikaite precipitation indicates near surface occurrence of methane in an Icelandic fjord
Climate change driven release of methane (CH4) from polar and sub-polar sediments could accelerate global warming, and tracking CH4 in cold sediments over geological time helps predict future ...
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22 Jun 2026
Antarctic, Southern Ocean, and Global Ocean Temperatures during Dansgaard–Oeschger Events [preprint]
Global Mean Ocean Temperature (GMOT) changes are thought to be both an important consequence and a possible cause of Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) events, a series of abrupt climate changes during the ...
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19 Jun 2026
Campaigner welcomes solar farm plan withdrawal
Campaigners say plans for Kingsway Solar Farm have been “poorly conceived and badly designed”.
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18 Jun 2026
Kingsway Solar Farm DCO application for Cambridgeshire countryside is withdrawn
But company plans to resubmit after addressing ‘key issues’.
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17 Jun 2026
‘Heathrow-sized’ solar farm application withdrawn
Kingsway Solar Farm would have covered more than 3,000 acres of farmland in Cambridgeshire.
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16 Jun 2026
Event: Climate Law and Diplomacy at the UN General Assembly, the ICJ and Santa Marta: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead to Tuvalu 2027
Time: 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm Online registration Summary: As the climate crisis continues to exacerbate, important strides have been made to advance climate justice outside of the UN Framework ...
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15 Jun 2026
Consultation over Kingsway Solar Farm plans for Cambridgeshire under fire
Councils say there was a lack of information to enable them to respond properly.
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05 Jun 2026
Antarctic science operations must account for climate change and extreme environmental events
Extreme environmental events (EEEs) in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are occurring with growing frequency and severity, and will become more pronounced under continued global warming. ...
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05 Jun 2026
Solar farm plan criticised for ‘absence of details’
If approved, the solar farm would generate up to 500MW of power
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05 Jun 2026
Grant puts gloss on paint recycling enterprise
A Cambridgeshire social enterprise is awarded £400,000 by the National Lottery to help it expand.
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04 Jun 2026
Does ‘Heathrow-sized’ solar farm test the power of local feeling?
Kingway Solar Farm, planned for parts of East and South Cambridgeshire, could power up to 175,000 homes.
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01 Jun 2026
Climate-Driven Mobilization of Rare Earth Elements and Metals in Antarctica: Pathways, Ecological Exposure, and Implications for Trophic Transfer
Climate change is reshaping contaminant pathways in Antarctica by mobilizing rare earth elements (REEs) and heavy metals from the cryosphere into marine ecosystems. Thaw-driven changes in ...
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