Research
Stop coal to preserve health gains, says Lancet Commission
NEWS: Dangerous climate change from coal power emissions will set back public health 50 years, international expert panel finds
Sahel gets surprise rainfall boon from climate change
NEWS: Drought-prone region of Africa is experiencing a wetter period largely due to greenhouse gas emissions
Is avoiding 2C of global warming possible?
VIDEO: Models that suggest the world can rapidly cut CO2 emissions are optimistic, says CICERO’s Glen Peters
May 2015 was the hottest on record, say US govt scientists
NEWS: Record temperatures and impending El Nino set year on course to be warmest since 1880
Tea Party supporters score high on climate ideology, low on facts
NEWS: Researchers find “ideological roots” for a false sense of understanding among US right wing faction
‘Moisture mill’ shows clean energy potential of evaporation
NEWS: US scientists have harnessed humidity in the lab to run a toy car and flashing light and say the technology could scale up
China could hit emissions peak by 2025 – study
NEWS: Lower economic growth, tighter climate regulations and a decline in heavy industry primed to slow carbon growth
Tropical storms get fiercer with climate change – study
NEWS: Typhoons and hurricanes are getting less frequent with human-caused global warming, but more intense, latest research confirms
Shock Antarctic ice loss discovered by European satellite
NEWS: ‘Surprise’ thinning of Antarctic region ice sheet revealed by Cryo-Sat2 after five years of measurements, study finds
El Nino likely to ensure 2015 breaks warming records
ANALYSIS: Rising temperatures linked to phenomenon could add weight to calls for tough new climate deal in Paris this year
1.5C climate goal still in reach, say scientists
NEWS: World must embrace deeper emissions cuts, biofuels and carbon storage in last stab at limiting long term costs for planet, study says
Giant Antarctic ice shelf could collapse by end of century
NEWS: Satellite and radar studies show that twin forces causing the vast ice shelf to thin and become less stable
IPCC meets to review new climate fighting tools
NEWS: World authority on global warming moves to add shifts in population and economies in its forecasts in Vienna meeting
Is climate change driving Brazil’s drought chaos?
ANALYSIS: Experts are divided over the extent of an overheating planet’s role in the South American country’s chronic dry spell
Sea levels are rising faster than previous estimates
THE GUARDIAN: IPCC modelling proves right as scientists find satellite glitch led to inaccurate sea level rise records in 1990s
Biofuels can take decades to pay off carbon debt – study
NEWS: Researchers have mapped the length of time before energy crops have a positive impact on emissions in different parts of the world
California braces itself for worsening wildfire seasons
NEWS: Years of drought and higher temperatures mean the chance of devastating wildfires in the southwest US is higher than ever
Scientists warn of “runaway” West Antarctic ice melt
NEWS: Satellite data is used to measure the extent and pattern of increased ice loss that threatens to be a “runaway problem”
Leading scientists accused of offering false hope on climate
NEWS: German researcher says climate advisors should admit 2C goal is out of sight, but his critics say long term targets are useful for governments
Fossil fuels just pushed CO2 levels to a 3 million-year high
NEWS: Global concentrations of greenhouse gases surpass “significant milestone”, US climate science agency says