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Summer scorchers outpace global warming
August 20, 2008
Peak temperatures may rise twice as fast as average temperatures as climate change hots up
Climate myths: Global warming stopped in 1998
August 15, 2008
Even if the atmospheric temperature near the earth's surface has become cooler recently, that doesn't mean the planet as a whole isn't heating up
Climate change: The next ten years
August 13, 2008
What's going to happen over the next decade? looks at the latest forecasts - and how reliable they are (full text available to subscribers)
Editorial: Better climate forecasts will bring storms
August 13, 2008
We need more accurate climate forecasts, even if their predictions threaten to weaken the political imperative to tackle emissions (full text available to subscribers)
Can memory save elephants from climate change?
August 11, 2008
A study of elephants that survived a drought in Tanzania suggests the clans were saved by the canny old matriarchs
Elephant seals deployed to monitor Antarctic seas
August 11, 2008
Gluing sensors to the heads of wild elephant seals could help researchers understand why the Southern Ocean is warming so rapidly
US military launches war on global warming
August 8, 2008
Forget the images of fuel-guzzling Hummer SUVs, the Pentagon wants to promote green technology and cut fuel use to save money and lives
China's smogs have surprise climate benefit
August 7, 2008
It may be the scourge of China's Olympic organisers, but the industrial smog could be cutting emissions of methane from rice paddies
Climate maps offer wildlife hope of sanctuary
August 9, 2008
A new way to predict how habitat zones will shift or vanish could help usher endangered species to safety (full text available to subscribers)
Humans cause climate change, US body accepts
August 8, 2008
The US Climate Change Science Program has issued a report concluding that human activity caused the rapid warming in the 20th century
Satellites help explain Greenland ice loss mystery
August 9, 2008
A combination of satellite measurements shows that most of the island's ice is lost through many smaller glaciers, not two larger ones
IPCC 'wrong' on logging threat to climate
August 5, 2008
Estimates for the ability of original-growth temperate forest to soak up CO are much too low, suggests Australian research
Software predicts where El Niño will strike next
August 5, 2008
A program that tracks the subtler effects of the destructive El Niño weather systems could improve forecasts
Is climate change causing an upsurge in US tornadoes?
July 30, 2008
There was a record number of tornadoes in the US in 2004, and this year unseasonally early tornadoes have wreaked havoc. reports (full text available to subscribers)
Arctic ice continues to thin
August 2, 2008
The North Pole could soon be ice-free during summer, as studies show that the ice cover at the end of last summer was at its thinnest ever
33% of China's carbon footprint blamed on exports
July 28, 2008
Economists now say that one-third of China's carbon dioxide emissions come making exported goods – many of them for developed countries
Missing fossils could warn of extreme climate to come
July 18, 2008
Overheated tropics millions of years ago may have wiped out plant life – finding proof could help modellers produce more accurate forecasts
Threatened species 'need help' finding cooler homes
July 18, 2008
To help species survive climate change, governments should consider transplanting entire ecosystems to new regions, say researchers
US spring melt to shift by months
July 23, 2008
Climate change could mean a two-month change in the start of the snowmelt by the end of the century, suggests a new model
Satellite cutbacks could leave us blind at the poles
July 16, 2008
If current climate satellites fail, slashed funding will mean the next generation of instruments may not be launched in time
World on the verge of the last great land grab
July 14, 2008
Booming demand for resources as the world's population surges from 6 to 9 billion will put unsustainable demand on the remaining forests
Climate pain ahead for folk in the 'kidney stone belt'
July 14, 2008
As the climate warms in coming years, higher rates of dehydration will encourage painful kidney stones and a big bill for hospitalisations
Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on
July 3, 2008
Fears that meltwater could increase the speed at which glaciers flow into the sea, rapidly destroying the ice sheet, may be unfounded
TV boom may boost greenhouse effect
July 2, 2008
A chemical being used in ever larger quantities to make flat-screen TVs may make global warming worse, but no-one knows by how much (full text available to subscribers)
Cleaner skies explain surprise rate of warming
July 9, 2008
A decrease in air pollution may account for half of the warming experienced in Europe over the last 30 years
Which countries would you pick for your climate team?
July 2, 2008
A new map shows which countries are doing the most to combat climate change, with Latvia and Slovakia getting top marks
Can a cow hormone help save the environment?
June 30, 2008
A controversial hormone lets cows make more milk using less energy, according to a new study – environmentalists criticise it as "greenwashing"
Drought-resistant wheat beats Australian heat
June 28, 2008
Genetically modified wheat offers bigger yields in dry conditions, but will its abilities overcome aversions to the technology?
Climate race separates the weeds from the trees
June 26, 2008
Fast-growing grasses and weeds are racing up mountainsides ahead of rising temperatures, leaving the slow-growing trees behind
Tropical ocean sucks up vast amounts of ozone
June 26, 2008
An ozone "sink" with global implications has been discovered over the tropical Atlantic, but its delicate balance is under threat from pollution
Air travel in the tropics is worse for climate
July 2, 2008
The effect of bright sunlight increases the production of the greenhouse gas ozone from aircraft exhaust fumes
Global warming to spark increase in US wildfires
June 21, 2008
The north-western US wilderness is already a tinderbox, but thanks to global warming, the area burned every year could double by 2080
When crocodiles roamed the Arctic
June 18, 2008
The poles were once covered by freshwater lakes and lush forests instead of ice. finds out what the world was like in the last great warming (full text available to subscribers)
Is China a climate saint or sinner?
June 17, 2008
Depending on which way you slice it, China is both better and worse than the US and Europe on measures of resource consumption
Ocean seeding fails the acid test
June 12, 2008
Fertilising the ocean with iron filings to battle global warming also produces a nasty acid lethal to marine life and even humans (full text available to subscribers)
Climate scientists go with the floe
June 4, 2008
Over a century after explorers first drifted across the Arctic, their boat locked in ice, an intrepid team of researchers has done it again. reports (full text available to subscribers)
Buckets to blame for wartime temperature blip
May 28, 2008
Climate scientists hope to explain an apparent dip in global temperatures in 1945 by comparing the way measurements were made by US and UK ships
Earth sunshade would not rewind the climate
May 28, 2008
Blocking the sun's rays with space-borne mirrors would not return Earth's climate to that of pre-industrial times, in another setback for the idea
US struggling to respond to climate shift
May 28, 2008
Climate change is already having a marked effect on US ecosystems, but inadequate monitoring is hampering the country's ability to react
Knowledgeable Republicans 'less concerned' over climate
May 23, 2008
When it comes to global warming in the US, how knowledge translates into concern depends upon people's political views, say political psychologists
Low snowfall puts Alpine tourism on a downhill slide
May 22, 2008
The amount of snow that falls in the Alps has dropped dramatically since the 1980s and may not recover, say researchers
Baby caribou hit by climate double whammy
May 21, 2008
Plants in Greenland are blooming earlier but the caribou are not adapting, possibly because they respond to changes in light levels rather than rising temperatures
Earth may hide a lethal carbon cache
May 21, 2008
The escape of carbon dioxide and methane from deep within the Earth could have profound implications for climate warming (full text available to subscribers)
Cheap carbon trap cleans up power station emissions
May 26, 2008
A new filter separates the gases emitted by fossil-fuel power stations, allowing carbon dioxide to be sequestered without space-wasting nitrogen (full text available to subscribers)
Warmer planet may mean fewer Atlantic hurricanes
May 18, 2008
Global warming is generally expected to bring more hurricanes, but a new study suggests that, in the Atlantic at least, the number could actually drop
Bird migration at mercy of weather patterns
May 17, 2008
Severe weather conditions as a result of climate change could make it impossible for migratory birds to complete their long-distance flights
Life feels the effects of a changing climate
May 14, 2008
Climate change is already altering our planet's biology, with only Antarctica so far spared its influence, says an analysis of thousands of studies
A sprinkle of limestone could help oceans absorb CO
May 14, 2008
Adding limestone to the oceans would increase their ability to absorb CO – this could reduce global warming and even reinvigorate ailing coral reefs (full text available to subscribers)
Great tits enjoying the warmer weather – so far
May 8, 2008
The wild bird has shown great flexibility to adjust breeding patterns to match higher temperatures in the UK, but more warming could start to kill it off
How cleaning up America dried up the Amazon
May 7, 2008
US reductions in sulphate pollution may have led to severe droughts in the Amazon rainforest – and with climbing CO levels these could get worse
Climate scientists call for their own 'Manhattan Project'
May 7, 2008
A global 'petaflop' supercomputing centre could provide detailed local forecasts of future climate change, say leading climate modellers
Global warming spells bad news for tropical insects
May 7, 2008
The narrow temperature tolerance of some tropical organisms makes them especially vulnerable to global warming
Fuel prices hit US drivers where it hurts
May 7, 2008
As oil prices rocket, a dramatic drop in greenhouse-gas emissions may result as people opt for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars (full text available to subscribers)
Melting glaciers release toxic chemical cocktail
May 7, 2008
As the climate warms, frozen stores of the insecticide DDT are trickling out of Antarctic glaciers and building up in penguins, say researchers
Warmer climate will bake tropical bugs
May 6, 2008
Global warming could stop tropical insects breeding effectively, with unpredictable knock-on effects, say researchers
Delaying data could cut net's carbon footprint
May 5, 2008
Juggling the way information flows in computer networks and putting idle machines to sleep can dramatically cut power use
Burying biomass to fight climate change
May 3, 2008
Storing trees and plants underground might help save us from the worst of global warming, says (full text available to subscribers)
Growing ocean dead zones leave fish gasping
May 1, 2008
Ocean "deserts" containing too little oxygen for animals to breathe are expanding, possibly as a result of global warming
Poor forecasting undermines climate debate
May 1, 2008
The world is warming, but how this will affect different regions remains as uncertain as ever (full text available to subscribers)
Rising nations face 'back door' emissions limits
April 26, 2008
Governments of rich nations plan to push developing nations into accepting global technology standards for dirty industries (full text available to subscribers)
North Pole could be ice free in 2008
April 25, 2008
This year, Arctic scientists are preparing for that possibility that ice loss will make it possible to swim at the top of the world
