By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkAug 24, 2015
The speed at which the warming climate is melting glaciers in Central Asia may ruin the water supply of millions of people within 50 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkAug 20, 2015
Increasingly mild winters and an abundance of acorns and nuts have caused a population explosion among wild boar in Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkAug 17, 2015
Highland tree species in the Andes are decreasing as global warming causes lowland varieties to migrate uphill into cooler climes -- perhaps to their own eventual demise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkAug 13, 2015
New analysis of records stretching back 400 years to the observations of Renaissance scientist Galileo shows that global warming is not the result of solar activity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkAug 12, 2015
Many countries that promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol are now exceeding their targets, bringing new hope for success at the Paris climate talks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkAug 10, 2015
The Chinese are planning to come to the aid of a nuclear industry so short of funds that it cannot build any new generating plants without outside help. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkAug 7, 2015
Innovative turbines designed in the U.K. aim to harness tidal energy to produce cheaper electricity -- without endangering marine life. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkAug 5, 2015
Scientists say tens of thousands of glaciers are melting faster than ever -- and many will continue to do so even if climate change can be stabilized. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Cilmate News NetworkAug 2, 2015
Global temperatures have risen by 1 degree Celsius (nearly 34 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past 150 years, and one scientist says a doubling of that could unleash catastrophic sea-level rise this century. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkJul 29, 2015
The campaign to convince investors not to pour their money into the extraction and use of fossil fuels is failing to gain enough converts to be effective, experts say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News NetworkJul 26, 2015
At a meeting building toward the Paris climate summit, Ireland’s president calls for a new economic order to address the threats of global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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