COP 19 attendees should fund research on financial and human losses from climate change related disasters
By 20 August 2013, humanity had exhausted the earth’s bank natural resources for the year – and the date is getting earlier and earlier
President Correa blamed funding shortfall for initiative’s failure, but wider problems with Yasuni persist
Existing climate change means extreme heat waves will rise by four times by 2040, whether or not emissions are cut
Greenland’s icesheet is melting, at the surface and at its base, but this may be the normal warmth of an active rocky planet
Andrew Mitchell from the Global Canopy Programme explains how everything we eat and wear is linked to the world’s great rainforests
Water levels in Ganges and Indus rivers unlikely to drop over next 100 years says new study of Himalayan and the Tibetan plateau glaciers
The world’s coral reefs are under threat. Some scientists say doses of cloud brightening could provide a solution to the problem.
Rapid thawing of Arctic sea ice is affecting virtually every species of Arctic wildlife, a new study reveals
Construction of housing, agriculture and mega dams have reduced the country’s ability to cope with intense monsoonal rains
Virunga National Park, a UNESCO site that is home to critically endangered mountain gorillas faces exploitation by British oil company Soco International
Marine species are advancing towards the poles at an alarming rate, according to a report which will form a part of the next IPCC Assessment
A new mapping resource from CIFOR shows the source of forest fires in Indonesia – and reveals the largest companies aren’t (wholly) to blame
North Pole is still frozen say researchers, after erroneous pictures of a ‘lake’ appeared in news outlets, but melt could still break 2012 record
Recent fires in the forests of Alaska have been the worst for 10,000 years – and they could happen elsewhere in this warming world researchers say
Local scientist says Canadian government and oil exploration companies are ‘freaking out’ over damaging oil leak
Ice loss has been “even faster than usual” according to records from the USA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center
Methane emitted from Arctic sea ice thaw could have catastrophic effects on global economy say UK researchers
New research shows that Large stretches of ice along the polar coastlines could fall into the sea faster than originally thought
Heatwaves force plants and trees to focus on their own well-being and stop absorbing harmful gases, causing wider levels of pollution to rise