CLIMATE
Southwest US faces megadrought
Oct 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Scientists at Cornell University have predicted that the US Southwest faces a 20–50 per cent chance of experiencing a decades-long ‘megadrought’ this century
Warming hiatus caused by natural climate change variation
Sep 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
The so-called ‘hiatus’ in the rate of global warming between 1998 and 2013 is consistent with natural variations in temperature, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters
Quaternary ice age explained
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study published in Scientific Reports has put forward a novel theory to explain the origin of the Quaternary ice age, which covered large parts of the Northern Hemisphere 2.6 million years ago
Australian eruptions caused Cambrian extinction
Jul 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
The first known mass extinction in the history of complex life was caused by a series of eruptions in what is now Australia
Tropical storms moving towards the poles
Jul 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
A new study has found that tropical cyclones are reaching their peak intensity farther from the equator than in the past
The green dragon awakens
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Mark Rowe
China has achieved remarkable economic success following the principle of developing first and cleaning up later. But now the country with the world's worst environmental record is changing its ways
Indian monsoon getting both wetter and drier
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Significant changes are taking place in the patterns of extreme wet and dry events in central India, increasing the risk of drought and flood in one of the world’s most densely populated regions
Soil not a reliable carbon sink
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause soil microbes to produce more of the gas, accelerating climate change
Odds that recent warming is natural are slim
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
New analysis of temperature records dating back to 1500 all but rules out possibility that global warming during the industrial era is just a natural fluctuation in the Earth’s climate
African dust affects India's rainfall
May 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
New study published in Nature Geoscience establishes link between atmospheric dust and strength of monsoon rains falling on Indian subcontinent
Volcanoes contributed to warming hiatus
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Charlie Furniss
Volcanic eruptions that took place during the early part of the 21st century have contributed to the hiatus in global warming
Trade winds cause hiatus
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that an unprecedented strengthening of the equatorial trade winds has played a major role in the observed pause in surface warming
More hot days in hot regions
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Charlie Furniss
Extremely hot temperatures over land have increased in number and area, despite the hiatus in global warming, according to a new study
The tide is turning
Mar 01, 2014
Written by
Mark Rowe
Extreme weather, rising sea levels and slowly altering local climates are affecting an increasing number of people around the world, from the Pacific to the Arctic. Even the West is feeling the pinch
Food for thought
Mar 01, 2014
Written by
Hazel Southam
Whether it’s increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, the spread of pests and pathogens or the impact of sea-level rise, climate change is making life increasingly precarious for farmers around the world
Mind over matter
Mar 01, 2014
Written by
Stepham Lewandowsky & Lorraine Whitmarsh
Cognitive science and psychology can help to explain why there’s a persistent gap between the established facts of climate science and their wider public acceptance
The big melt
Mar 01, 2014
Written by
Geordie Torr
All over the world, mountain glaciers are in retreat, providing one of the clearest and most unambiguous signals that climate change is already under way
Droughts and flooding rains
Mar 01, 2014
Written by
Kit Gillet
Making long-term predictions about precipitation is virtually impossible. But scientists believe that the recent proliferation of heavy rainfall events and heatwaves is proof that climate change is taking hold
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