By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkFeb 3, 2015
Endangered species in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots face even greater peril as climate change adds to loss of habitat caused by deforestation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkJan 30, 2015
One of our closest animal relatives is at risk of being wiped out as changing rainfall patterns threaten to destroy its Central African habitat. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkJan 16, 2015
The world risks being destabilised by human activity, scientists report, most of it the work of a wealthy minority of us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkJan 4, 2015
New research indicates that the role of the world’s tropical forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may have been underestimated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkDec 26, 2014
Academics argue that nuclear power is essential to save the planet from climate change, but critics say they seem to have forgotten the danger of a nuclear winter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkDec 20, 2014
New research spells out the devastating impacts that complete destruction of tropical forests would have on global temperatures, weather patterns and agriculture. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkDec 6, 2014
As land rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being violated, new research shows that destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only to cultural identity but also to the global climate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkNov 30, 2014
Due to the shrinkage of the sea ice, the survival of polar bears in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago is doubtful in around 80 years’ time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkNov 21, 2014
The killing of tribal leaders trying to defend their Amazon rainforest lands from illegal logging has put Peru’s president under pressure ahead of next month’s U.N. climate conference. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkNov 15, 2014
American researchers confirm that a shift to vegetarian, Mediterranean or fish-based diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and savannah, and have a big impact on obesity-linked health problems. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News NetworkNov 10, 2014
An Australian think tank’s data challenges coal industry claims that it drives economic growth, is a key element of alleviating "energy poverty" worldwide and improves quality of life. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkOct 27, 2014
Scientists have found strong evidence that declining body size in herds of the chamois mountain goats that are hunted in the Italian Alps is linked to warmer spring and summer temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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