Climate science
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
Greenland ice loss outpaces climate models
NEWS: Most detailed study yet of Greenland ice sheet illustrates complex process causing billions of tonnes to melt every year
Fast Finland warming means blue Christmas for Santa
NEWS: Even icy Lapland faces diminished snowfall as Finland warms over twice the rate of global average
NASA CO2 map reveals impact of forest clearance
BLOG: Springtime burning of savannah and forest in the southern hemisphere shows up in latest satellite images
Arctic warming “twice as fast” as anywhere else on Earth
NEWS: Sea ice levels showing signs of recovery, but rising temperatures spell radical change for polar region
Rise in weather extremes linked to climate change, say scientists
NEWS: Lethal heat waves, ice storms and big freezes could become regular events if greenhouse gas emissions are not controlled
Tropical deforestation could cause 0.7C temperature rise
NEWS: Rainforests are the “sweat glands” of the world and losses could wreak havoc with farming, researchers warn
2014 likely to be Europe’s warmest since 1500s
NEWS: Calls for climate compensation from top polluters likely to grow as odds on warming years plummet
Beaver resurgence ups climate warming methane emissions
NEWS: Since the decline of fur trapping, beaver populations have exploded, increasing methane generation from dammed ponds
Greenpeace promises to make amends for Nazca Lines stunt
NEWS: The Peruvian government is seeking to extradite activists who damaged world heritage site, on charges that carry 6-year jail sentence
Emissions growth slows as economies clean up – research
NEWS: Fossil fuel use and industries emitted a record 35.3Gt of CO2 in 2013, but slowdown shows economies depend less on polluting industry
Five steps to saving Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
NEWS: Destruction of rainforest likely to endanger global climate unless it can be stopped and restored
Rising concern over invisible threat to Antarctic glaciers
NEWS: As ocean temperatures rise, warmer currents are attacking the Antarctic ice sheet from below, say scientists