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The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Global sea ice hit record low in February, scientists say

Scientists called the news ‘particularly worrying’ because ice reflects sunlight and cools the planet

The Guardian - UK

Why did Tropical Cyclone Alfred slow down on its destructive path towards Australia’s east coast?

Dangerous weather system did a ‘loop-de-loop’ and authorities now expect it to make landfall on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand

Europe is warmed by heat from ocean currents, which move water from the warm tropics to the colder North Atlantic. Once the warm, salty water from the tropics reach the polar region, they cool enough to sink to the depths and flow back towards the Southern Ocean.

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Brisbane schools and public transport shut as Cyclone Alfred to hit later than expected

Parts of Queensland and NSW prepare as BoM weather forecast shows Alfred making landfall between Maroochydore and Coolangatta

The Guardian - AU

Alfred’s arrival delayed as cyclone slows approach to Australia – as it happened

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Will the UK be affected by polar vortex collapse? Cold snap developing, expert warns

Repeat of devastating Storm Eowyn ‘unlikely’, says Met Office

Evening Standard

Is climate change supercharging Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it powers towards Australia?

Cyclone Alfred formed in the Coral Sea towards the end of February when sea surface temperatures were almost 1C hotter than usual

The Guardian - AU

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Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

Powerful storms that killed two people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather

The Independent UK

What is a cyclone and how is it different to a hurricane?

Explore the distinctions between cyclones and hurricanes, including where they occur and how they form, as one hurtles towards Australia

Evening Standard

Crisafulli urges residents to prepare as storm approaches – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Melting ice hits brake on world's strongest sea current

An ocean current 100 times stronger than the Amazon River is expected to slow as ice sheets melt, with knock-on impacts for sea level rise and ecosystems.

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How Bureau of Meteorology modelling predicts the path of cyclones like Alfred

Residents in Brisbane and elsewhere along Queensland’s south-east coast, as well as people in far-north NSW, are bracing for the tropical cyclone

The Guardian - AU

How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Australia braces for rare tropical cyclone Alfred as residents warned to ‘get out now’

Category 1 cyclone intensifying off Queensland’s coast expected to be one of region’s most destructive in decades

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The Conversation

Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound

Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and more than 100 times stronger than the Amazon River.

The Guardian - AU

Earth’s strongest ocean current could slow down by 20% by 2050 in a high emissions future

Melting Antarctic ice is releasing cold, fresh water into the ocean, which is projected to cause the slowdown

The Guardian - AU

‘They can’t drink water. They can’t flush the toilet’: low rainfall in the Adelaide Hills has left thousands on the brink

The driest conditions in nearly two decades have left some South Australians reliant on water carters. Others have been forced to leave their homes

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: A lens on prison labor

When Bruce Jackson was allowed into Texas prisons in the 1960s with a camera, he documented how little had changed from the past with men working in the heat on former slave plantations. He’s struck by how those images remain relevant today — more than six decades later.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says

2024-25 summer at 1.89C above long-term average ‘will be one of the coolest in the 21st century’, according to one expert

Dynamite News

IMD warns of hailstorm, thunderstorm in parts of Uttar Pradesh

The Meteorological Department also noted that a major cloud mass, associated with a western disturbance, is moving away from the Indian region. As a result, weather activity is expected to reduce from today in northwest India. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Polar vortex collapse: Impact on North America's weather in March

An in-depth look at the forecasted polar vortex collapse and its potential effects on weather patterns across North America this March

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: warmer conditions expected after chilly weekend

Saturday morning’s freezing fog will give way to sunshine as the week unfolds

The Independent UK

Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll finds that most U.S. adults who say severe cold was among the types of extreme weather they experienced in recent years cite climate change as a cause

The Independent UK

This hurricane season might be kinder than the last. But DOGE cuts at NOAA could still impact the ability to save lives

The agency’s forecasting can mean the difference between life and death for those caught in the path of the storm

AAP

Damaging surf and high tides as cyclone spirals closer

A tropical cyclone is increasingly likely to stay offshore but will bring damaging waves, surf and high tides as it draws closer to the coast.

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