Climate science
Comment: COP19 must discuss losses caused by climate change
COP 19 attendees should fund research on financial and human losses from climate change related disasters
Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise set to defy Russia polar ban
Greenpeace ship denied entry to the Northern Sea Route by the Russian authorities, but campaigners say they could still proceed
Planet Earth’s natural resources in ‘overdraft’ warn campaigners
By 20 August 2013, humanity had exhausted the earth’s bank natural resources for the year – and the date is getting earlier and earlier
Scientists embark on voyage to examine Arctic sea ice
Multinational team will measure a range of parameters of the sea ice, icebergs and how they interact with their ship
Anger and frustration as Ecuador’s Yasuni dreams die
President Correa blamed funding shortfall for initiative’s failure, but wider problems with Yasuni persist
Flooding could cost US$1 trillion a year by 2050
Damage from extreme weather to world’s biggest coastal cities expected to reach 0.7% of global GDP in 40 years
Waste carbon dioxide could be used as energy
Dutch scientists have thought up a new use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations
UN scientists 95% certain on causes of climate change
Draft of IPCC AR5 report seen by Reuters says experts are sure of global warming causes
Methane leakage from Utah gas rigs higher than EPA estimates
The 6-10% leakage rate of methane at a US gas field means that burning natural gas could warm the planet more than coal
Giant polar bear heads to London for Arctic parade
Greenpeace’s latest Arctic campaign is a double decker sized polar bear marched through London by 15 puppeteers
Will climate change hit maize and wheat production?
Different models offer conflicting predictions on future crop yields, confusing scientists and the public alike
Heat waves to quadruple by 2040, regardless of emissions cuts
Existing climate change means extreme heat waves will rise by four times by 2040, whether or not emissions are cut
Greenland melt linked to warmth from earth’s core
Greenland’s icesheet is melting, at the surface and at its base, but this may be the normal warmth of an active rocky planet
Rainforest picnic: how to stop eating the Amazon this summer
Andrew Mitchell from the Global Canopy Programme explains how everything we eat and wear is linked to the world’s great rainforests
Soot and methane cuts will not control climate change – report
New research suggests soot and methane have less of an impact on global temperatures than previously thought
Himalaya glacial melt set to peak by 2070
Water levels in Ganges and Indus rivers unlikely to drop over next 100 years says new study of Himalayan and the Tibetan plateau glaciers
Geoengineering ‘parasols’ could protect world’s coral reefs
The world’s coral reefs are under threat. Some scientists say doses of cloud brightening could provide a solution to the problem.
Loss of algae and plankton threatens Arctic food chain
Rapid thawing of Arctic sea ice is affecting virtually every species of Arctic wildlife, a new study reveals
Pakistan monsoon crisis exacerbated by flood plains violations
Construction of housing, agriculture and mega dams have reduced the country’s ability to cope with intense monsoonal rains
Congo’s rainforests and mountain gorillas face oil exploration threat
Virunga National Park, a UNESCO site that is home to critically endangered mountain gorillas faces exploitation by British oil company Soco International