Earthrise to Earthset: how the planet’s climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement The global climate has changed drastically over the course of the 58 years that separate these two ‘Earthrise’ photographs.

I've written a short popular science article reflecting on the changes to our global climate between the iconic 1968 Apollo 8 Earthrise image and the new image of Earthset taken by Artemis 2 last night. Our 'grand oasis' in space.

theconversation.com/earthrise-to...

Although its very cold at the moment in the UK, 2025 was both the warmest (with a mean temperature of 10.09°C) and sunniest (1648.5 hours) on record. Here is a climate and weather #dataviz summary for the last year. #climatechange #globalwarming.

2026 outlook: likely another year above 1.4°C The Met Office outlook for the global average temperature in 2026 suggests an extension of the run of years with a value above 1.4°C, compared to pre-industrial levels.

Met Office 2026 global temperature forecast released today: very likely a fourth consecutive year above 1.4 C and >1.5 C possible again. Highlights the vanishingly small headroom we have to stay below 1.5 C to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change.

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...