Research
IPCC report: Arctic, crops and coral reefs on climate frontline
NEWS: scientists say large investments may be needed to ensure some communities survive changing weather patterns
Climate change is already here, poses serious threat – IPCC
NEWS: Costs of global warming outweigh benefits say UN scientists, with damages likely to rise without emission cuts
Climate change will hike air pollution deaths says UN study
IPCC: Pollen, smoke and ozone levels likely to increase in warming world, affecting health of residents in major cities
Crop benefits of higher CO2 may fall short – IPCC
Extra CO2 in the atmosphere may produce larger yields of crops, they will be less nutritious, says UN science report
Some 15% of Pacific islands wiped out by 1m sea level rise – IPCC
NEWS: New UN science study will say 1.3 metres sea level rise ‘locked in’ over next two thousand years
Climate change is world’s ‘gravest security threat’ – report
RESEARCH: Climate change is a rare common ground for environmentalists and the military, who both warn of growing violence
Climate change could drive decline in Brazil’s coffee exports
NEWS: Traditional farmlands face uncertain future in country that produces 1 in 3 cups of coffee worldwide
Long-term sea level rise will be much higher, but barely studied – IPCC
IPCC: Sea levels are expected to rise 2.3m for every 1C increase in temperature, the UN’s science report will warn next week
Asia’s great cities face rising flooding risks in warming world
NEWS: Draft of IPCC’s forthcoming report highlights rising seas as acute risk for China, India, Thailand and Vietnam
Ten reasons why food will be scarce in a warmer world
NEWS: Oxfam scores the world on its action so far to help farmers prepare for the shocks of climate change
Climate change experts start IPCC deliberations in Japan
NEWS: Delegates from over 100 countries are in Yokohoma to discuss latest UN study on climate risk
Climate change could devastate Africa crop yields
NEWS: Draft of IPCC’s forthcoming report reveals droughts, floods, famines and health impacts from a warming world
Air pollution causes ‘one in eight deaths’ says UN
NEWS: Air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012, say WHO, making it world’s biggest environmental health threat
Weird weather: WMO highlights extreme events of 2013
ANALYSIS: 2013 was a year of ‘many extreme weather events’ according to the UN – all over the world
Centuries of warming locked into earth’s climate warns UN
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization says countries must become more resilient to extreme weather
Slower sea level rise linked to El Nino and natural weather patterns
NEWS: scientists say slight drop-off in annual sea level rise could be a result of natural variations
Extreme heat waves pose threat to wheat and maize yields – study
Global climate impact assessments are not factoring in negative affects from warming on crops, say scientists
Scientists hint at negative impacts of climate change on farming
Forthcoming UN science study could reveal median crop yields may fall by up to 2% per decade for the rest of century
Climate change like ‘100-year war’ says US Army expert
Scale of impacts and lack of long-term planning could leave world with ‘no exit strategy’ if temperatures rise
Trevor Manuel: climate deniers ‘mainly in lunatic asylums’
Former South African finance minister says science is now incontrovertible and potential effects of warming world deadly