Climate science
Arctic ministers urge swift climate action to protect region
Ministers from Canada, Russia and US join call to tackle black carbon and methane emissions to reduce short term warming
Climate change promises tough future for US farmers
US farms could be devastated by climate change, says a study by the country’s Department of Agriculture
Are earthworms accelerating climate change?
New study in Nature Climate Change reveals the humble worm increase carbon dioxide emissions from the soil by 33%
Ozone hole affecting Antarctic’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide
Scientists believe the ozone hole is threatening the Antarctic ocean’s ability to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide
Chasing Ice: A call for urgent climate action
Ros Donald from the Carbon Brief reviews Chasing Ice, a film that chronicles the collapse of glaciers in Iceland, Greenland and the USA
Global warming could be less extreme than feared
New findings by Norwegian scientists suggest global temperatures may not rise as much as scientists have predicted
Large cities influencing global warming patterns across world
New research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests heat generated by cities can warm regions thousands of miles away
Andes glaciers face fastest melt for 300 years
Scientists identify global warming as the most likely cause of disappearing glaciers in the tropical Andes
Beating climate change: 5 lessons from nature
Copying leaves or printing bacon – mimicking the natural world is at the centre of many low carbon innovations
NASA image reveals extent of Australian heat wave
Sustained period of record breaking weather likely to form part of global warming trend says IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri
Climate geoengineering: Is crushed rock the answer?
Marine experts in Germany conclude crushed minerals dropped in oceans could absorb significant quantities of carbon dioxide
Climate change hurting Amazon rainforest warns Nasa
Persistent drought since 2005 affecting ability of one of planet’s largest carbon sinks to survive
Arctic species set to suffer as warming grips polar region
Warming areas of the Arctic mean some species of animal and plantlife will struggle, while others could thrive if they adapt fast enough
Third highest rate of glacier melt observed
Latest data from more than 100 glaciers around the world consistent with increasing rates of melting
Coca Cola and WWF announce new Arctic campaign
Drinks giant to invest $4 million in campaign to raise awareness of threats region faces as a result of climate change
NASA animation charts global warming since 1880
Map displays a progression of changing global surface temperatures anomalies from 1880 to 2012
2012 confirmed as 10th warmest year on record
NOAA and NASA results put global surface temperatures 0.57°C higher than the 20th century average
‘Black carbon’ rated as second largest cause of global warming
New study finds only CO2 is more significant human produced contributor to climate change
Former Met Office chief says 2°C climate target missed
Lord Hunt says while a political solution will be found, it will come too late to stay with the safe limit of warming
Climate change nation: Evidence of impact visible across US
Draft of the National Climate Assessment 2013 finds climate impacts from receding sea ice in Alaska to water shortages in the south east