Research
Scientists pour cold water on ocean geoengineering idea
NEWS: Fertilising algae with iron filings is no easy climate fix, study finds, as benefits in one region will be offset elsewhere
Did Spain’s US conquest trigger a ‘little ice age’?
NEWS: Missionaries caused Native American populations to crash in 1600s, prompting regrowth of carbon-sucking forests, researchers find
Global warming ‘hiatus’ theory trashed by new study
NEWS: Notion temperatures paused between 1998-2013 dismantled by Stanford researchers in further blow to climate sceptics
‘Predictioneers’ forecast Paris climate talks outcome with game theory
NEWS: What will countries agree to at this December’s critical UN summit? Researchers are mapping the likely outcome
NASA: Sea level rise is accelerating as ice melts
NEWS: Scientists form new team to address big uncertainties in the pace of future changes to ice sheets and the ocean
Hi-res models capture West Antarctic ice melt danger
NEWS: Precision mapping of melting glaciers can help predict potentially calamitous effects on sea levels, say scientists
Extreme weather events of 2015: Is climate change to blame?
NEWS: Record temperatures, heatwaves and a brewing El Nino are making this year one of the more unusual in recent history
Climate change is worsening California drought – study
NEWS: State could be in “more or less permanent” drought by 2060s, researchers warn as four-year dry spell takes its toll
China carbon emissions overestimated by 14% – report
GUARDIAN: New analysis takes fuel quality into account for first time, but China is still world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases
Astronomers trash sunspot theory of global warming
NEWS: Solar activity has not increased since 1700, leading scientists conclude after review of diverging datasets
Glacier melt hits record levels, report Zurich-based monitors
NEWS: Scientists say many glaciers are melting faster than ever − and many will continue to do so even if climate change can be stabilised
Climate cure worse than disease for US water stress – study
NEWS: Bioenergy crops need more irrigation and will put pressure on water resources, models show
Paralysed by uncertainty? Index mooted to solve climate dilemma
NEWS: Setting pace of emissions cuts by observed warming could see off climate policy objections, say UK researchers
Good practice could get emissions close to 2C levels – study
NEWS: If all countries follow the example of the best in each sector, it brings warming target within reach, say European researchers
Pentagon warns of emergency risk in melting Arctic
NEWS: US Department of Defense is calling for more resources to expand search and rescue capabilities into newly open territory
Global warming halfway to UN’s 2C limit – New Scientist
NEWS: All but one of the main surface temperature monitors has recorded a 1C rise since pre-industrial times, analysis shows
Washington DC is sinking into the sea – study
NEWS: The seat of US government faces six inches of subsidence this century, geologists say, making it vulnerable to sea level rise
Why carbon removal from air needs more attention
NEWS: From tree planting to direct air capture machines, negative emissions techniques are essential, says founder of new centre
Recession not shale gas boom cut US emissions – study
NEWS: Economic factors rather than switch from coal to natural gas drove recent drop in country’s CO2 output, say researchers
Hottest June on record makes 2015 sure thing for warmest year
NEWS: Latest data from US agency NOAA reinforces high temperature trend, boosted by a moderate El Nino