Climate science Archives

Dung beetles reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cow pats

By drying out the dung, the beetles increase the availability of oxygen and reduce the amount of methane in the pats

COP 19 attendees should fund research on financial and human losses from climate change related disasters

Greenpeace ship denied entry to the Northern Sea Route by the Russian authorities, but campaigners say they could still proceed

By 20 August 2013, humanity had exhausted the earth’s bank natural resources for the year – and the date is getting earlier and earlier

Multinational team will measure a range of parameters of the sea ice, icebergs and how they interact with their ship

President Correa blamed funding shortfall for initiative’s failure, but wider problems with Yasuni persist

Damage from extreme weather to world’s biggest coastal cities expected to reach 0.7% of global GDP in 40 years

Dutch scientists have thought up a new use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations

Draft of IPCC AR5 report seen by Reuters says experts are sure of global warming causes

The 6-10% leakage rate of methane at a US gas field means that burning natural gas could warm the planet more than coal

Greenpeace’s latest Arctic campaign is a double decker sized polar bear marched through London by 15 puppeteers

Different models offer conflicting predictions on future crop yields, confusing scientists and the public alike

Existing climate change means extreme heat waves will rise by four times by 2040, whether or not emissions are cut

Greenland’s icesheet is melting, at the surface and at its base, but this may be the normal warmth of an active rocky planet

Andrew Mitchell from the Global Canopy Programme explains how everything we eat and wear is linked to the world’s great rainforests

New research suggests soot and methane have less of an impact on global temperatures than previously thought

Water levels in Ganges and Indus rivers unlikely to drop over next 100 years says new study of Himalayan and the Tibetan plateau glaciers

The world’s coral reefs are under threat. Some scientists say doses of cloud brightening could provide a solution to the problem.

Rapid thawing of Arctic sea ice is affecting virtually every species of Arctic wildlife, a new study reveals

Construction of housing, agriculture and mega dams have reduced the country’s ability to cope with intense monsoonal rains