NEWS: Bioenergy crops need more irrigation and will put pressure on water resources, models show
NEWS: Setting pace of emissions cuts by observed warming could see off climate policy objections, say UK researchers
ANALYSIS: Natural infrastructure is boosting Nairobi’s resilience to water extremes, but this approach can struggle to attract investment
NEWS: If all countries follow the example of the best in each sector, it brings warming target within reach, say European researchers
NEWS: US Department of Defense is calling for more resources to expand search and rescue capabilities into newly open territory
NEWS: All but one of the main surface temperature monitors has recorded a 1C rise since pre-industrial times, analysis shows
NEWS: The seat of US government faces six inches of subsidence this century, geologists say, making it vulnerable to sea level rise
NEWS: Indonesia could go a quarter of the way to reaching its 2020 carbon-cutting aim by ending destruction of vital forests
COMMENT: Finance needs to flow to the most vulnerable. To to this we need to understand who’s at risk and where the money should go
NEWS: From tree planting to direct air capture machines, negative emissions techniques are essential, says founder of new centre
NEWS: NASA image shows “pretty remarkable” line of dense smoke across North America, as large areas of forest burn
NEWS: Economic factors rather than switch from coal to natural gas drove recent drop in country’s CO2 output, say researchers
NEWS: Latest data from US agency NOAA reinforces high temperature trend, boosted by a moderate El Nino
NEWS: North pole unlikely to be ice-free this summer, say UK scientists, but long-term decline continues
NEWS: Scientists warn feedback effects will melt polar ice faster than thought, causing “highly dangerous” impacts this century
NEWS: US and EU border controls have less influence on illicit trade as demand shifts to emerging economies, finds Chatham House
NEWS: Millions rely on meltwater from Asia’s water towers, but lack of expertise and manpower hampers the study of climate impacts
ANALYSIS: 2,000 of science’s best minds mingled this week in the last meeting of its size before December’s crunch Paris summit
NEWS: Critical pollinators of natural world are becoming less common as warmer temperatures squeeze their territory
COMMENT: As climate scientists meet in Paris this week, COIN has top tips for expressing the uncertain without pandering to sceptics