Climate science
It’s official – 2014 was the hottest year on record
NEWS: Record high temperatures in December confirmed 2014 as the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA reveal
China’s efforts to ease water stress failing, say researchers
NEWS: Efforts to solve China’s water crisis − exacerbated by economic growth, climate change and a rising population – are having opposite effect
Gold rush causes rise in South American deforestation
NEWS: Demand for jewellery and booming gold prices poses threat to diverse tropical forests, study finds
Scientists to help Ganges rice farmers handle climate threat
NEWS: An international team of researchers will boost food security for 300 million people in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Social cost of carbon six times higher than thought – study
NEWS: It is worth taking more expensive measures to curb emissions, say scientists, to avoid hit to economic growth
Stanford professors call for full fossil fuel divestment
NEWS: California university was the wealthiest to cut ties with coal companies last May; 295 academics want oil and gas to go next
Warming oceans speeding up climate change cycle
NEWS: Scientists have identified another consequence of global warming that is likely to accelerate climate change still further
Climate sceptics gain platform at Indian Science Congress
NEWS: Academics questioned the human influence on climate at India’s leading science conference this week
Arctic oil “unburnable” in 2C world – study
NEWS: UK research shows which regional fossil fuel reserves are unviable if the world is to avoid catastrophic warming
US coastal cities face daily flooding by mid-century – NOAA
NEWS: Boston, New York and Baltimore are among the cities threatened by rising sea levels, warn scientists
Fracking caused Ohio earthquake in 2014, say researchers
NEWS: Controversial gas exploration technique linked to 3.0 magnitude earthquake that shook US state in March
2014 “warmest” year since 1891
BLOG: Japan Meteorological Agency says last year was +0.27°C above the 1981-2010 average and warmest since 1891
UK had hottest and fourth wettest year in 2014 – Met Office
NEWS: Record-breaking year is “clear evidence” of climate change but highlights poor government communication, says critic
Glowing Earth: NASA satellite identifies energy hotspots
NEWS: Data from satellites and space station astronauts has enabled a detailed “planet at night” atlas of urban lighting to be created
Tropical forests hidden role in sucking up CO2 revealed
NEWS: The role of the world’s tropical forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may have been underestimated
Global carbon emissions to rise 2.5% in 2015 – PwC
NEWS: Predictions based on 2015 GDP growth suggest world will continue on course to exceed 2C warming threshold
Warming world already causing dramatic changes, say scientists
NEWS: Fish, forests, birds and wildflowers affected by a wide range of impacts – human and natural – from global warming say researchers
Bianca Jagger: Amazon tribes “under siege” from developers
INTERVIEW: Drive for oil, gas and hydropower threatens communities who can protect rainforest warns veteran campaigner
US cities face ‘blackouts’ due to climate-linked extreme weather
NEWS: As global temperatures rise, cities in the US face growing threats from fierce and frequent hurricanes
Crowdfunded “ice stupas” help Ladakh adapt to climate change
NEWS: An engineer has raised US$125,000 through Indiegogo for a novel way to solve water shortages in a remote mountain region of India