Research
Melting Arctic worsens Beijing’s pollution haze, study finds
Changing weather patterns make winter smog around China’s capital more likely, scientists warn, despite efforts to tackle air pollution at source
Trump budget: US to stop funding UN climate process
“America First” budget would axe 20% of the UN’s climate body’s funding and $2bn to help developing countries deal with global warming
Climate change made NSW’s hottest summer 50 times more likely
Researchers find strong climate signal behind the heatwaves and record average temperatures that beset Australia’s eastern states this summer
Global 2C warming limit not feasible, warns top economist
With “extreme policy measures”, a 2.5C limit is in reach, according to latest climate model from William Nordhaus
Africa gears up for first-of-a-kind climate impact study
A scientific pilot in Kenya and Ethiopia seeks to identify the link between extreme weather events and global warming
Don’t blame the solar cycle for global warming
New research confirms that increased greenhouse gas levels − rather than solar radiation impacts − are the key factor in global climate change
Carbon dioxide eases drought pressure – study
Plants exposed to more CO2 draw less water through their roots, mitigating the impact of global warming and rainfall shifts
In pictures: the citizen scientists tracking Kenya’s water woes
Smallholder farmers are helping to monitor water levels in the Sondu river catchment, to pave the way for better flood and drought warnings
World population to hit 10bn by mid-century – forecast
Surge will strain natural resources and ability to cope with climate change
Climate change now has a start date
Researchers have pinpointed the beginning of global warming to a couple of decades in mid-1800s, showing earth’s sensitivity to small atmospheric changes
Visitors rush to the Great Barrier Reef to catch it “before it’s gone”
Survey finds that 69% of visitors to the world’s largest coral reef system are motivated by the fear that it might disappear
The artificial leaves that turn CO2 and sunshine into fuel
Scientists have found a way to turn carbon dioxide into usable energy, which could help tackle climate change
Inter-ethnic conflict linked to climate change
Ethnic divides, more than economic inequality or poverty, raise the risk of violence erupting when droughts or heatwaves kick in
Scientists warn of ecological recession as biodiversity declines
Species loss has pushed ecosystems past a danger threshold across more than half of the terrestrial world
Tropical storms to get fiercer as the world warms
Turbocharged weather events like Typhoon Nepartak, Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy are expected to become more common with climate change
Climate change is raising peat fire risk – study
Drying bogs are increasingly flammable, researchers warn, fuelling blazes from Fort McMurray in Canada to southeast Asia
Red planet: What Mars can teach us about geoengineering
The geology of meteorites from Mars could help to predict the long term effects of carbon capture and storage
Can robots cut farming’s carbon footprint?
Drones, satellites and weed killing lasers could slash the energy used to grow crops, say experts
Biofuels are good for food security – study
Researchers say demand for energy crops is promoting better land management and can be scaled up sustainably, but campaigners are not convinced
Stones show how global warming weathers ancient monuments
Monitoring system is being set up at five historic sites in Ireland, to gauge the effects of changing climate on built heritage