NEWS: Satellite data is used to measure the extent and pattern of increased ice loss that threatens to be a “runaway problem”
NEWS: Target exposes world’s poor to “very high risk” and should be tightened as much as possible, concludes expert dialogue
NEWS: German researcher says climate advisors should admit 2C goal is out of sight, but his critics say long term targets are useful for governments
NEWS: Global concentrations of greenhouse gases surpass “significant milestone”, US climate science agency says
NEWS: Twenty nations menaced by rising sea levels and severe droughts attack “inadequate” temperature target
COMMENT: Moves are afoot to lower expectations ahead of upcoming Paris deal, with long term costs for the planet
NEWS: Research using records dating back to 1659 indicates at least a 13-fold rise in the likelihood of human-influenced climate change
ANALYSIS: Experts debate whether reducing poverty should take priority over preparing for specific future changes to the climate
NEWS: Wildlife facing extinction set to accelerate every extra degree world overheats, report finds
NEWS: Initiatives like the Great Green Wall can provide livelihoods in dry regions to support growing populations, say advocates
NEWS: Arctic Council states handed document signed by scientists and Nobel Laureates urging oil-free future as retreating ice caps attract exploration and industrial fishing
NEWS: Climate change to take centre stage as US assumes leadership of Arctic region’s governing body
NEWS: US scientists are making progress on radical methods to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and neutralise emissions
NEWS: Green campaign group warns valuable natural resource is threatened by pollution, overfishing and climate change
NEWS: The biggest extinction ever known on Earth resulted from oceans turned acid by CO2, the main gas driving human-caused climate change today
NEWS: Plastic waste, toxic pollutants and climate adding pressures on polar bears in Arctic say researchers
NEWS: US and the Mediterranean among parched regions projected for unprecedented dryness if heat-trapping gases keep rising through century
NEWS: Arctic’s frozen soil holds billions of tonnes of organic carbon – and global warming could speed its escape
NEWS: Opposing groups as far apart as ever says new research based on tweeting habits of those in climate change arena
NEWS: Climate change could cause many glaciers in western Canada to start to disappear by mid century, affecting people and places that depend on their water