Help Needed Now for Climate Refugees

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jun 12, 2014 A United Nations University report urges governments worldwide to draw up plans urgently to avoid conflict and insecurity by helping populations that are being forced to move because of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe Faces Cereals Crop Crash

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 2, 2014 Europe’s wheat and barley yields could be heading for a 20 percent drop as a result of temperature rise and an increase in extreme weather. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drought Fuels World Cup Blackout Fears

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network May 29, 2014 Matches in the football World Cup, which kicks off in Brazil in two weeks, could be hit as the country’s worst drought in decades is severely reducing hydropower energy supplies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ocean Winds Put Heat on Australia

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 17, 2014 Winds of change caused by greenhouse gases in the Southern Ocean are keeping Antarctica cold but parching Australia by “stealing” more of its rainfall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Worries Insurers and Military

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network May 16, 2014 Powerful voices in finance and the armed forces are warning of risks of increasingly extreme weather events causing billions of dollars of damage and potentially igniting humanitarian disasters and regional conflicts. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Coffee Is on a High

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Apr 27, 2014 There's concern in the international markets over what's happening to coffee production, under attack by drought, disease and rising temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Western U.S. Faces Worsening Wildfires

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 21, 2014 Drought and warmth are expected to mark winters in the Western U.S., researchers say, while abnormally cold weather will make the East and Southeast unusually wintry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drought Adds to Syria’s Misery

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Apr 19, 2014 The hunger-ravaged people of Syria have a long period of drought to blame for their ordeal. And that, experts think, is a result of the changing regional climate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Climate Change Is Destroying California, Obama Promises to Help

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 15, 2014 Look at a satellite photo of the continental United States these past couple of months and you'll quickly notice that the country has an identity crisis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rain vs. Drought

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