The World We are Shaping Is Feeling the Strain

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jan 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 )

Professors Plead With Greens to Accept Nuclear Power

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Dec 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 )

Climate Renews Famine Risk to Africa’s Sahel

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Oct 20, 2014 With population increasing and food demand far outstripping supply, the Sahel is vulnerable to a new humanitarian crisis -- and researchers warn that rising temperatures will make matters only worse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Croplands Changed by Climate’s Ups and Downs

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 26, 2014 New research shows that the complex balance of gains and losses caused by climate change could mean more land being available for agriculture -- but fewer harvests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Population Growth Data Is Bad News for Climate

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 20, 2014 A sophisticated new analysis indicates an 80 percent probability that the planet’s population will continue to rise this century, with serious implications for food security, political stability -- and 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 )

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 )

A Third of American Adults Battling Chronic Diseases Suffer Food Insecurity, but What Can We Do?

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Heat Extremes Threaten Crop Yields

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 22, 2014 Extreme heat is expected to be the greatest risk to several major crops as temperatures rise, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Hillary Clinton Should Fear Bernie Sanders

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: If the socialist senator runs, he might find an electorate hungry for radical change. Also: Starving students, the Supreme Court's campaign hypocrisy, and Google owes you $500. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AAAS: Changing Climate May Bring Irreversible Alterations

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 20, 2014 U.S. scientists have intervened in the policy debate to say the evidence that the climate is changing is as strong as that which links smoking with cancer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Science Is ‘Beyond Argument’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 17, 2014 Beset by pollution, overfishing and often uncontrolled exploitation, the world's high seas are also under mounting pressure from climate change, a panel of international leaders says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )