Polar Ice Is Melting Fast in Both Hemispheres

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 10, 2018 Two new British studies deliver ominous evidence of the long-term consequences of climate change due to the profligate use of fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How to Stop Capitalism’s Deadly War With Nature

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 14, 2016 It's not humanity alone that threatens life on earth. The bigger culprit is an economic and political system that relies on endless global appropriation of cheap food, energy, raw materials and labor. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Global Warming Will Impoverish Oceans

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 14, 2015 Rising temperatures and acidification threaten to create a hostile ocean environment that will cause a serious collapse in the food chain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Warming Threatens Colder Climate for Europe

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 3, 2015 New evidence appears that increased melting of sea ice as the Earth warms could weaken the Gulf Stream and reduce temperatures in Western Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stress on Water Resources Threatens Lives and Livelihoods

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 29, 2015 Satellite data raise red flags about the draining of underground aquifers in California and elsewhere to meet the demands of expanding populations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Flood Alert as Warming Increases Sea-Level Threat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 22, 2015 Scientists warn countries in northern Europe to plan for dramatic new worst-case scenarios as climate change increases the risk of seas sweeping inland. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rise in CO2 Could Restrict Growing Days for Crops

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 20, 2015 While plants in temperate zones may benefit from higher temperatures, global warming’s impact in the tropics threatens catastrophe for food security. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Forget About the ‘Hiatus’ — Warming of the Earth Has Continued

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 7, 2015 After re-examining data that seemed to show global warming slowing since 1998, U.S. scientists say temperatures have continued to rise steadily. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Permafrost Thaw Would Have Runaway Effect on Carbon Release

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 15, 2015 Arctic warming is causing organic carbon that has been frozen deep in the soil for millennia to be released rapidly into the air as CO2, with potentially catastrophic impacts on the climate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientists Weigh New Evidence on Antarctic Ice Melt

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 7, 2015 The southern continent’s mysteries start to unfold as scientists use satellite data to measure the extent and pattern of ice loss that threatens to be a “runaway problem." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Antarctica Blows Hot and Cold — for Now

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 19, 2015 Natural variability may at the moment be affecting Antarctica’s temperature more than human activity is, but climate change will still be a major influence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )