London’s flood defences will be tested tonight by a strong tidal surge, which has caused parts of country to be evacuated
Over last 12 years Earth lost approximately 2.3 million square kilometers of forest – an area slightly smaller than Argentina
The false widow is old news. Here is RTCC’s selection of creatures you should be worried about as the world warms up
Olafur Grimmson tells audience in London severity of situation in Polar regions demands international attention
Backed by six countries, Brazzaville Declaration is latest effort to slow destruction of valuable habitat
Malaysian palm oil lobbyists accuses EU of making “politically motivated” attacks on industry, during attempts to strength SE Asian relations
Researchers from Texas found Amazonia’s dry season has lasted a week longer each decade since 1979 due to climate change
Decline in the productivity of marine organisms could affect 470 to 870 million of the world’s poorest people warn scientists
Disruptions to mating patterns of Christmas Island red crabs will disrupt multiple ecosystems across the tropics
As climate warms, scientists in Greenland warn the small Arctic shrubs could stop absorbing carbon and start emitting it
New review agrees with the IPCC that the oceans are absorbing warming caused by carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
Conservation International study highlights need for adaptation funding to be increased and targetted at specific regions
US National Snow and Ice Data Center says this year’s Arctic summer sea ice figures are in line with overall warming trend
Melting sea ice exposes Arctic Ocean to atmospheric CO2, acidifying water and damaging ecosystems
Fragile nature of one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems means it could be obliterated by climate change, study suggests
Forget coal plants and gas flaring: hungry goats are the latest threat to climate, say scientists studying the cause of degraded land in the Mongolian Steppe
Despite intense criticism from businesses and power companies, scientists reveal the USA’s Clean Air Act did work
Rain fell in such colossal quantities during the Australian floods in 2010 and 2011 that the world’s sea levels actually dropped by as much as 7mm
Research suggests enormous East Antarctic ice sheet advances and retreats with climate change more than scientists had realised
By drying out the dung, the beetles increase the availability of oxygen and reduce the amount of methane in the pats