Cut Carbon Now to Avoid Climate Tipping Points

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 3, 2015 Not cutting emissions of greenhouse gases could mean driving the planet across systemic boundaries from which there would be no return. Not cutting emissions of greenhouse gases could mean driving the planet across systemic boundaries from which there would be no return. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Shrinking of Ice Shelves Raises Sea Level Concerns

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 30, 2015 The rapid reduction of West Antarctica’s shelf ice has dangerous implications for sea levels in a warming world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mediterranean Sardines Swim North to Keep Cool in a Changing Climate

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Feb 20, 2015 Fish species in subtropical European waters are migrating to northern waters to escape the warming seas -- leaving fishers who rely on them for a living with empty nets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deep Concern Over Invisible Threat to Antarctic Glaciers

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 14, 2014 As ocean temperatures rise, warmer currents are attacking the Antarctic ice sheet from below and adding to the threats posed by a melting rate that has trebled in the last two decades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iron’s Mixed Blessing for Health of Oceans

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 17, 2014 New research shows that iron fertilization stimulates growth of the plankton that help transport carbon dioxide to the deep ocean -- but swells the number of small creatures who feed on plankton and whose shells put CO2 back into the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Science Panel’s Urgent Warning to Tackle Climate Change

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Nov 3, 2014 The U.N. panel of climate scientists says some consequences of global warming will become irreversible unless greenhouse gas emissions fall to zero by the end of the century -- but latest research suggests the reality may be even more urgent than that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sea Rise May Still Pose Man-Sized Threat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 23, 2014 Although new research discounts the likelihood of a two-meter sea rise this century, the predicted impacts of global warming are still bad news for the many millions of people living at or near sea level. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Veteran Green Says Emissions Aren’t the Only Danger

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 16, 2014 Forty years ago, climate change was not even on the agenda of green campaigners -- but now a veteran of those pioneering days speaks out about the danger of neglecting other issues that threaten the planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fresh Water Causes Antarctic Seas to Rise Faster

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 8, 2014 Researchers in the U.K. have established that billions of tonnes of fresh water from melting glaciers are causing Antarctic sea levels to rise much higher and faster than the global average. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pre-History Proof of Climate’s Seesaw Sensitivity

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 25, 2014 Computer simulations reaching back deep into the last Ice Age have enabled scientists to put a historic perspective on how even small variations in the climate system can lead to dramatic temperature change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Antarctic Warming Could Accelerate Sea Level Rise

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 21, 2014 An international study says warming is affecting not only the Arctic but also the Antarctic -- and that could significantly raise global sea levels much faster than previously predicted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Clue to Antarctic Food-Web Puzzle

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 18, 2014 Researchers in the U.S. say a landmark census that shows one species of penguin is thriving while other populations are in rapid decline offers new insight into how climate change is affecting Antarctica. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )