California Burning Points to More Intense Wildfires

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 28, 2014 As the forest fires season peaks in the Western U.S., a new report predicts that climate-led temperature rise will lead to millions more acres across the world being burned to the ground. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warming Will Leave Drought-Hit California Reeling

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 19, 2014 Researchers in the U.S. warn that climate change could worsen California droughts by drastically reducing water flow from the Sierra Nevada mountains while simultaneously threatening the extinction of a rare species of fish. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drought Bites as Amazon’s ‘Flying Rivers’ Dry Up

By Jan Rocha, Climate News Network Sep 14, 2014 Scientists in Brazil believe the loss of billions of liters of water released as vapor clouds by Amazon rainforest trees is the result of continuing deforestation and climate change -- leading to devastating drought. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Weather Patterns Show Climate Is Changing U.S.

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 12, 2014 Fiercer tornadoes, more prolonged periods of drought and loss of native fish species are some of the damaging impacts predicted for the U.S. as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Best Reporting on California’s Drought

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2014 This year may be the driest in California in half a millennium. These reports explore how the drought is affecting agriculture, business and living conditions in the nation’s most populous state. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Climate Change Heralds End of Civilizations

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Aug 14, 2014 New research supports the growing body of evidence that many past civilizations have collapsed because of climate change. So is history repeating itself? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warming Threatens to Cut Crop Yields

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Aug 2, 2014 The odds on food production being unable to meet the needs of an expanding population are hard to predict, but a new study shows that the risk increases dramatically when man-made climate change is factored in. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pakistan Ill-Prepared for Climate Crises

By Saleem Shaikh, Climate News Network Aug 1, 2014 Evidence that shifting weather patterns are adding to flooding and drought emergencies in Pakistan has not stirred the government into preparing for disaster management, climate seminar delegates say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rising Heat Hits Indian Wheat Crop

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 28, 2014 Satellite imaging highlights the growing need to change agricultural practices in South Asia as higher average temperatures cause the reduction of crop yields on the Indo-Gangetic plain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe Faces Deadly Cost for Climate Inaction

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 13, 2014 A study by the European Commission spells out the probable cost to the continent of failing to act to reduce the impacts of climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gene Machinery Helps Plants Handle CO2 Rise

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 10, 2014 The discovery by U.S. biologists of how plants respond to increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere could provide agricultural scientists with new tools to engineer crops that can deal with droughts and high temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

South Asia Slow to Act on Water Threats

By Nivedita Khandekar, Climate News Network Jul 7, 2014 A study of the five countries sharing and relying on the Indian subcontinent’s great rivers shows that Bangladesh is the only one that is taking climate change seriously. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )