Saying Goodbye to Planet Earth

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 19, 2018 Climate change is not simply an environmental problem—it is a planetary transition. We will survive only if we rapidly evolve to create new forms of civilization. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Arctic Species Changing as the Climate Warms

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 23, 2018 There are more herbivores and creatures that parasitize other animals, but those that consume carrion and decomposing plants seem to be on the way down, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Summer Temperatures Climb in the Tropics, So Do the Risks of Mass Death From Killer Heat Waves

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 14, 2017 In southern Asia, mortality is likely to rise with the thermometer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Last Time Summer Was This Hot, Human Beings Hadn’t Yet Left Africa (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 25, 2016 Climate scientist Michael Mann says there is “tentative but compelling evidence” that it was hotter this summer than it has been at any point in 100,000 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate Change Raises Danger of Urban Heat Islands

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 8, 2015 Scientists warn that densely packed cities face greater health hazards as greenhouse gases push up temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change Threatens the Pacific With Seesaw Sea Levels

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 28, 2015 Coasts and communities in the Pacific region will face more extreme weather hazards as a changing climate magnifies the El Niño effect, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World Must Avert Devastating Flood of Climate Refugees

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 9, 2015 A senior British politician says we face a humanitarian crisis on an immense scale if millions of people have to flee the impacts of global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Talks Are Stuck in Slow Lane to Paris

By Henner Weithoner, Climate News Network Sep 7, 2015 A lack of progress at the close of “unbearably tardy” negotiations in Bonn, Germany, undermines hopes of a meaningful deal being agreed upon at this year’s crucial U.N. climate summit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Tree Census Highlights Need to Restore Forests

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 4, 2015 Mapping the density of forests reveals that there are far more trees on the planet than previously thought -- but humans are destroying 15 billion a year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Greener Cities Are Best at Taming Urban Heat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 3, 2015 Researchers find evidence that cities with more green space are best for human well-being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Risk of New Katrinas Rises as Climate Warms

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 2, 2015 Climate change may drastically increase the risk of simultaneous cyclones and storm surges striking populous coastlines around the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drought Becoming the ‘New Normal’ for Californians

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 28, 2015 Human impacts on global warming and water resources are threatening to turn the landscape of the U.S. West into a dust bowl. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )