Research
Arctic melt likely to affect citizens in EU and USA
Weather extremes in temperate countries may be down to melting of Arctic snow and ice, according to Chinese and American scientists
Italian alpine melt confirmed by ice core find
Evidence from high in the Italian Alps confirms that they are warming at twice the global rate, with the region’s glaciers in retreat everywhere
ESA Cryosat reports Arctic sea ice volumes have increased
Scientists say ice thickness has increased, but warn data is not a sign that long-term warming trend has been reversed
Thirsty third of world report water scarcity concerns
Singapore and Western Sahara face toughest competition for water resources, while China and US are equally pushed
Exhausted civil society ‘silent’ on climate change – report
British group says people’s interest in global warming has dwindled and new communication strategies need to be developed
Antarctic fjord life puzzles scientists
To the surprise of researchers, the warming waters of the fjords of the Antarctic Peninsula have an abundant and diverse population of marine life
Greener Arctic ‘warming rapidly’ says US agency
Ice melt declined in 2013 due to cooler temperatures, but NOAA says North Pole continues to heat leading to changes on land and sea
Thousands dying from coal pollution in China – study
The Guardian: Hundreds of thousands of children still at risk from dangerous levels of air pollution as poisonous smog fills cities, study says
Carbon dioxide’s effect on global warming ‘understimated’
The sensitivity of the Earth system to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be twice as great as scientists had thought
Reducing sunlight unlikely to cool earth – scientists
Idea that we can address global warming by engineering the atmosphere rebuffed by scientists in USA and Germany
‘Natural defences’ offer best protection from rising sea levels
Many shorelines around the world are at risk – not just from extreme weather, but from far more gradual threats. And often the best protection comes from nature.
Europe already feeling climate change impacts – report
Extreme weather is becoming the new normal across Europe, according to a report from the Climate Action Network
James Hansen: 2C temperature rise would be “disastrous”
UN’s 2C limit for global warming is way too high and would threaten major dislocations for civilization say a group of prominent scientists
Ocean acidification is making fish anxious
As climate change warms the world’s oceans, they are becoming more acidic. Researchers in Europe and the US have found the rising acidity is bad news for several species.
Deep ocean could hold key to global warming
Understanding what happens on the deep ocean floor should help scientists construct more accurate climate models
Geoengineering could disrupt monsoons say scientists
Geo-engineering could lower global temperatures but could also damage seasonal rainfall patterns, a study says
Global warming ‘hard to reverse’ say scientists
Simulation suggests that even halting greenhouse gas emissions could still leave the Earth’s average temperature rising
Global warming ‘slowdowns’ will be frequent say UK scientists
Met Office summary for UN climate summit reveals recent pause in temperature rise not unusual, with more likely in future
Slowing global temperatures linked to warming oceans
Study published in Science indicates Pacific is now warming 15 times faster than any time in last 10,000 years
Cuts to historic CO2 emissions need to be made immediately
Cuts to historic CO2 emissions need to be made immediately