The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

How the AMOC shapes Europe’s climate, why it may weaken, and what it means for colder winters, storms, and global warming risks in the coming decades.

Imperial College London researchers link 16,500 fatalities to excess greenhouse gases.

Europe's mild climate is not caused by the Gulf Stream alone. The warm water that reaches Europe is carried mainly by the North Atlantic Current, the northeast extension of the Gulf Stream and part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Atmospheric westerly winds explain most of Europe's winter warmth relative to the same latitudes in eastern North America, with ocean heat transport providing an important but secondary contribution.

For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer's sweltering heatwaves have brought home the reality that its costly and life-altering economic ...

Europe is the fastest-warming continent with a rate more than double the global average

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