- By Alex Kirby
Global warming’s greater than anticipated impact on permafrost will release huge amounts of methane and carbon dioxide as the soil thaws.
Carbon dioxide concentrations are heading towards values not seen in the past 200m years. The sun has also been gradually getting stronger over time.
Last year in Paris, for the very first time, English sparkling wine beat champagne in a blind tasting event.
- By Tim Radford
New research indicates that climate change will wreak havoc on farmers in America as they struggle to adapt to the rapid increase in heat.
- By Tim Radford
Plankton blooms in the Arctic’s increasing number of meltwater ponds are enriching the ocean – but potentially accelerating global warming.
An ever-changing climate can put certain regions in the crosshairs of coastal flooding, heavy rain, erosion, and other risks.
As President Trump pivots from a failed attempt to overhaul health care to new orders rolling back controls on carbon pollution, environmentalists are preparing for an intense fight.
- By Tim Radford
A 30-metre layer of salt discovered beneath the Dead Sea reveals drought worse than any in human history – and it could happen again. The Dead Sea Warns Of Unprecedented Drought
On Tuesday, March 28, President Trump traveled to the Environmental Protection Agency to sign an executive order rolling back a number of climate-related regulations that have taken effect over the past eight years.
- By Tim Radford
NASA scientists say that in the last six months the world has lost an area of polar sea ice that is bigger than Mexico.
If citizens have heard anything about the upheaval in the U.S. coal industry, it is probably the insistence that President Obama and the EPA have waged a “war on coal.”
African nations have overwhelmingly included climate resilient agriculture in their indicative pledges to the United Nations. And agriculture is seen as a major focus through a common position of the African Union on climate adaptation.
When we think of coasts, we are likely to think about the great sandy beaches that have been the destination for many day trips and long weekends.
- By Tim Radford
Research shows that polar warming could explain the episode of severe winter air pollution Beijing experienced in 2013, and says China has more to come.
- By Tim Radford
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and reefs in the Maldives have been dangerously weakened by coral bleaching caused by global warming and El Niño events.
There are a number of available low-carbon technologies to generate electricity. But are they really better than fossil fuels and nuclear power?
A key question amid the consternation over the current state of Australia’s east coast energy market has been how much renewable energy capacity to build, and how fast.
More than 50 million years ago, when Earth experienced a series of extreme global warming events, early mammals responded by shrinking in size.
- By Tim Radford
Research into natural causes of summer loss of Arctic sea ice reveals human responsibility for drastic changes to the region’s ecology.
- By Tim Radford
US-based research has found that even a modest switch to a more vegetable-based diet could lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
- By Alex Kirby
Researchers say improved education levels of future populations are a key factor in predicting climate change impacts on humans.
The electric grid is an amazing integrated system of machines spanning an entire continent.
Warming in the 21st century has reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet—about the amount of water used by 2 million people for one year, a new study warns.