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US central plains face “megadroughts” later this century
NEWS: Scientists in the US predict droughts worse than the hottest, most arid extended droughts of the 12th and 13th centuries
Slim down climate science reports to boost impact, IPCC told
NEWS: Countries have urged the world’s authority on climate science to be more concise and focus on questions relevant to policy
UN: 2014 was the hottest year on record
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization draws conclusion from combined datasets that 2014 was likely the hottest year ever
Bioenergy “incompatible” with sustainable food production – study
NEWS: Princeton scientists urge governments to scrap bioenergy subsidies, citing climate impact and clash with food crops
Met Office: 2014 ties with 2010 for hottest year
NEWS: UK meteorological agency joins NASA, NOAA and Japanese forecasters in saying global temperatures hit record high in 2014
Sea level rise faster than feared, say scientists
NEWS: Harvard researchers find that there has been an almost threefold annual increase in global sea levels over the last quarter of a century
Small temperature rise could devastate wheat yields, say scientists
NEWS: One degree of warming could slash wheat yields by 42 million tonnes and cause devastating shortages of this vital staple food
From buckets to beehives: how scientists collect climate data
ANALYSIS: From old seafarers to modern scientists, RTCC looks at the past and the present of temperature records
China’s efforts to ease water stress failing, say researchers
NEWS: Efforts to solve China’s water crisis − exacerbated by economic growth, climate change and a rising population – are having opposite effect
Gold rush causes rise in South American deforestation
NEWS: Demand for jewellery and booming gold prices poses threat to diverse tropical forests, study finds
Social cost of carbon six times higher than thought – study
NEWS: It is worth taking more expensive measures to curb emissions, say scientists, to avoid hit to economic growth
Stanford professors call for full fossil fuel divestment
NEWS: California university was the wealthiest to cut ties with coal companies last May; 295 academics want oil and gas to go next
Warming oceans speeding up climate change cycle
NEWS: Scientists have identified another consequence of global warming that is likely to accelerate climate change still further
Climate sceptics gain platform at Indian Science Congress
NEWS: Academics questioned the human influence on climate at India’s leading science conference this week
Fracking caused Ohio earthquake in 2014, say researchers
NEWS: Controversial gas exploration technique linked to 3.0 magnitude earthquake that shook US state in March
Glowing Earth: NASA satellite identifies energy hotspots
NEWS: Data from satellites and space station astronauts has enabled a detailed “planet at night” atlas of urban lighting to be created
Tropical forests hidden role in sucking up CO2 revealed
NEWS: The role of the world’s tropical forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may have been underestimated
Global carbon emissions to rise 2.5% in 2015 – PwC
NEWS: Predictions based on 2015 GDP growth suggest world will continue on course to exceed 2C warming threshold
Warming world already causing dramatic changes, say scientists
NEWS: Fish, forests, birds and wildflowers affected by a wide range of impacts – human and natural – from global warming say researchers
US cities face ‘blackouts’ due to climate-linked extreme weather
NEWS: As global temperatures rise, cities in the US face growing threats from fierce and frequent hurricanes