Climate science
Warmer wasps could mean fewer figs
Researchers warn vital relationships between pollinators and plants will be affected by warming average tempereatures
Plankton twice as carbon hungry as thought
Climate models of the world’s oceans could need to be revised after it was discovered that plankton are far richer than previously thought
UNCCD: Vulnerable nations must defend against drought
As climate change exacerbates the problem, there is a danger that drought could sneak up on unprepared governments, warns UNCCD Exec-Secretary Luc Gnacadja
US Interior Sec: We won’t let Shell screw up Arctic drilling
Ken Salazar says Arctic oil is essential to Obama’s energy plan but must be approached with caution
Geoengineering could create more questions than answers
Even if the science brought about a quick fix for climate change, political and ethical obstacles could be hard to overcome
Climate change “greening” the Arctic
NASA funded study finds conditions resemble those found 4-6 degrees of latitude further south just 30 years ago as region warms
Dramatic ice melt predicted in Canadian Arctic
One fifth of Canada’s Arctic Archipelago glaciers could melt by 2100, causing a sea level rise of 3.5cm, according to new research from ice2sea
Soaring CO2 level reports should be treated ‘with caution’
Reports of dramatic rises in levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in atmosphere should be treated with caution, a leading climate scientist tells RTCC
Bangladesh, India & China at ‘high risk’ from natural disasters
Leading emerging markets lack resilience to cope with natural disasters and extreme weather events according to risk analysts Maplecroft
Australia summer heatwave linked to climate change
Climate Commission’s ‘Angry Summer’ report warns record-breaking temperatures and intense rainfall likely to become more frequent
North Pole sea lane open for business by 2050 say experts
Melting sea ice caused by global warming set to offer shipping companies opportunity to exploit new Arctic route
Palm oil: green fuel or rainforest killer?
British campaigners are trying to stop Government plans to allow palm oil to be burnt in power stations to generate electricity
Volcanoes can hide ‘lost’ global warming
Team led by University of Colorado-Boulder suggest emissions from erupting volcanoes could mask the effect of greenhouse gases and keep temperatures low
Antarctic ice cores back CO2 and temperature link
Reduced uncertainty shows synchronised increase in CO2 and warming at the end of last ice age
Why climate change means more rain – and drought
Researchers say they have found evidence that in the last 30 years wet seasons have been becoming wetter and dry ones drier
Coral bleaching could hit 74% of world’s reefs by 2045
New research suggest warming oceans will lead to annual bleaching events for majority of world’s reefs
Climate change and extreme weather linked in new research
Extreme weather is often the result of climate change, says scientists in Germany, who claim to have found link between GHGs and changes in weather patterns
Tackling climate change can help end poverty – report
A United Nations scheme intended to guarantee everyone access to clean energy could help to keep global temperature rise below 2°C say researchers
Black carbon blamed for 30% of Nepal glacier melt
Researchers suspect soot from fires in India and China ‘probably’ responsible for a third of glacial retreat in Himalaya
New York could be as hot as Bahrain by 2200
Working output could be reduced by 20% in USA if high end predictions of global warming become reality