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The latest global State of Wildfires report shows that the extreme fire-prone weather experienced across Spain and Portugal in 2025 was three times more likely due to human-caused climate change, and the area burned was three times larger. ...

Scientists are investigating how a potential collapse of deep winter ocean convection in the North Atlantic could affect some of the world’s most important fishing grounds. ...

The collapse of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002 is one of the clearest examples of how rapidly ice shelves can disintegrate. ...

A possible tipping threshold for a key North Atlantic ecosystem has been identified in a new study led by researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the TerraFIRMA project. ...

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A new study led by NOC scientists has highlighted both the potential and the trade-offs of using large-scale macroalgae (seaweed) cultivation to capture carbon and help tackle climate change....

A White Paper on “Bridging the Gap: How EU climate research projects can better support Early-Career Researchers (ECRs)” has recently been published....

This year’s TerraFIRMA General Assembly took place successfully at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge on 19 –20 May....

TerraFIRMA and UKESM researchers will take part in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU26) from Sunday 3 May until Friday 8 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria....

The Rapid Evaluation Framework (REF) was launched in March at the CMIP Community Workshop 2026 in Japan. This free-to-use tool enables scientists to rapidly assess how accurately climate models represent the real world....

Climate change is driving more frequent and intense extreme wildfires around the world, posing more risks and impacts to human health and the environment. The State of Wildfires 2024–2025 report was released on 16 October 2025, supported by the TerraFIRMA project....

This year’s TerraFIRMA General Assembly was held successfully at the Met Office in Exeter on 14 and 15 May. Approximately 54 participants attended in-person, while another 20 joined online. The programme featured science talks and posters from across the breadth of TerraFIRMA, along with progress updates, breakout groups sessions, and discussions on ideas for potential future funding....