Migrating Cyclones Pose New Threat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 23, 2014 Coastal areas that would not expect to be hit by violent hurricanes or typhoons face a growing threat of devastation as scientists discover that tropical cyclones are moving further north and south. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reefs Merit Protection Money

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 19, 2014 Restoring threatened reefs that protect about 200 million people in coastal communities would cost 20 times less than building artificial breakwaters to reduce the effect of pounding waves, scientists calculate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Droughts May Slash U.S. Maize Gains

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 15, 2014 Scientists warn that high yields in America’s Corn Belt states could drop by up to 30 percent as crops become increasingly sensitive to droughts and hot, dry air in a warming climate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corals Learn to Live in Hotter Water

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 4, 2014 Researchers are surprised by the speed at which some species of coral are adapting to life in warmer water. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lapland’s Mystery Moths Puzzle Science

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 24, 2014 Warmer and wetter conditions are often bad news for wildlife. But moths in Finland's Arctic region are bucking the trend -- and no one knows why. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

First Solar Bread Oven Takes a Bow

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Apr 20, 2014 A new kind of solar oven can provide heat over 24 hours and offers the prospect of emission-free baking to remote communities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Early Springs Surprise Many Species

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 8, 2014 Several species are struggling to adapt to the increasingly early advent of spring, and some are finding it beyond them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Corporations Weigh Risks, Opportunities of Changing Climate

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Apr 6, 2014 For business and industry climate change brings a range of concerns -- and offers plenty of new opportunities as well. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wooden Skyscrapers Help Cool Climate

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 5, 2014 Chop down trees to build skyscrapers? It sounds odd, but it's already helping to slow climate change emissions -- and to protect the forests themselves. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change ‘Makes Violence Likelier’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 31, 2014 Climate is helping to increase political instability and violence, scientists say, in studies that reinforce a key conclusion by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mammals Shrank As the World Warmed

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 4, 2013 One way some species of mammal adapted to a warmer world was to lose body size, new fossil evidence confirms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Can Cities Save Themselves? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2012 A new report by a trio of British research and development groups surveys some of the world’s fastest-growing cities with an eye to the vulnerabilities they will face as global warming raises the sea level and temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )