El Niño continues to increase in severity just weeks ahead of COP31

El Niño is continuing to strengthen ahead of its peak in December, with scientists describing it as “unprecedented.” Combined with global warming, 2027 is expected to be one of the hottest years on record. With COP31 just around the corner, it is critical that strategies for adaptation to increasing global temperatures are determined.

16 October 2026

El Niño continues to increase in severity just weeks ahead of COP31

El Niño is continuing to strengthen ahead of its peak in December, with scientists describing it as “unprecedented.” Combined with global warming, 2027 is expected to be one of the hottest years on record. With COP31 just around the corner, it is critical that strategies for adaptation to increasing global temperatures are determined.

16 October 2026

Climate change is already reshaping habitat for Europe’s bumblebees

Biodiversity loss has many drivers - overexploitation, pollution, invasive species, and climate change among them. But determining how much of the loss is from climate change alone has proven difficult. A new study by Belgian researchers, coordinated by the Spatial Epidemiology Lab and involving six universities, set out to quantify this for one of Europe's most important pollinator groups: bumblebees.

25 September 2026