Climate science
Geoengineering creeps from sci-fi to reality
ANALYSIS: Scientists, artists and policymakers pondered whether to hack the planet at a meeting in Berlin this week
UN and World Bank ‘inefficiency’ blocking forest aid efforts
NEWS: Report from leading REDD donors Norway warns of ‘growing perception’ countries are missing out on millions
Climate change could slash 8.7% from India’s GDP by 2100
NEWS: The Asian Development Bank warns economic cost of climate change will challenge efforts to lift people out of poverty
Heavy consumption puts planet in overdraft
NEWS: Earth Overshoot Day arrives one day earlier than 2013, marking the date global consumption exceeds production
Warming records fall as July comes in as fourth hottest
NEWS: Last month’s average temperature was 16.44C. That’s 0.64C above the 20th century average
Tiny Indian village makes final stand against coal giants
NEWS: Vote in Madhya Pradesh village will decide whether ancient forest is cleared for mining project
Climate and weather science merge as forecasts improve
INTERVIEW: Climate scientists can learn from weather forecasters about giving practical advice, says meteorological expert
Oil majors gambling US$91bn on 20 high-risk projects
NEWS: Tar sands and deep sea oil projects are bad for business as well as the environment, analysts warn
Human impact on glacier melt increasing – study
NEWS: Scientific studies show increasing human impact on glaciers; Antarctic ice melt faster than thought
Low-cost climate adaptation can help African farmers – UN
NEWS: The UN’s environment body has set out practical ways African nations can protect their people against climate change effects
Canada ignores climate warnings in drive for tar sands oil
NEWS: Government report says forests will suffer more due to climate change, but neglects to mention own role in global emissions
We’re f***ed: scientist on danger from ocean methane plumes
NEWS: Swedish study finds “vast methane plumes” coming from the ocean floor, which could accelerate global warming
Alaska fisheries hit by rising acidifiction levels
NEWS: US government researchers say state’s economy is threatened by rise in ocean carbon dioxide levels
Europe’s forests tested by climate change
NEWS: New research shows that forest ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to increasing wind, beetles and wildfires
Tol v Ackerman: Debating the costs of climate change
INTERVIEWS: Leading economists speak to RTCC about the brewing row over how to account for global climate impacts
Sahel food shortage as studies show climate risk to crops
NEWS: UN plea for food aid to the Sahel as scientific studies flag up climate change threat to food production
Rising temperatures hit India’s wheat crop
NEWS: Farming adaptation on agenda as higher average temperatures cause crop yield fall on the Indo-Gangetic plain
Is Antarctica’s ice cover really increasing?
NEWS: Scientists believe they may have found explanations for two inconsistencies in their understanding of global warming
Brazil’s indigenous tribes: The low cost solution to climate change?
NEWS: Traditional communities living in harmony with nature need greater support from governments, says report
California drought threatens groundwater supplies – study
NEWS: NASA satellite data reveals record water level drop in the Colorado River Basin, as drought is linked to climate change