Antarctic Warming Threatens Vast Ice Shelf
The world’s second largest ice shelf is in danger of shrinking dramatically within a few decades as the Southern Ocean continues to warm, writes Tim Radford for Climate News Network.…
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Europe’s Coastal Flooding to Top Half a Metre by 2100
By 2100 much of Europe faces severe coastal flooding and sea level rise averaging over 50 centimetres, even with stringent greenhouse gas cuts, scientists say. LONDON, 19 March, 2017 –…
Antarctic Past Points to Sea Level Threat
Evidence of Antarctic ice sheet melting and sea level rise almost 15,000 years ago raises alarm over current climate change dangers, reports Tim Radford for Climate News Network. LONDON, 9…
Climate Link to Glacier Retreat Now Irrefutable
By studying evidence of the retreat of glaciers around the globe over a period of a century, scientists believe they have found an irrefutable link to climate change. LONDON, 23…
Record Rains Scuttle UK Floods Strategy
The floods that hit the UK last winter were the most extreme on record – and they may be a sign of worse to come, writes Richard Sadler for Climate…
Arctic Tipping Points Put Planet at Risk
Scientists say a warming climate is exposing the Arctic to the possibility of radical changes that could affect the rest of the planet, writes Alex Kirby for Climate News Network.…
Record Losses as Global Warming Worsens
While governments continue to negotiate on climate change, meteorological scientists warn that the global warming situation is rapidly deteriorating, reports Paul Brown for Climate News Network. LONDON, 15 November, 2016…
Rainfall Changes Threaten Food Production
A new UN report says climate change’s impacts on rainfall will have harsh economic consequences for regions such as Latin America and the Caribbean, reports Jan Rocha for Climate News…
Population Boom Adds to City Threats
A new Atlas of the Human Planet shows how the world’s rising urban population is adding to the impacts caused by climate change, reports Tim Radford for Climate News Network.…
Europe Must Prepare for Extreme Weather Events
Cities and towns across Europe are warned to adapt to the battering they face from intense storms as extreme weather events become more frequent, reports Paul Brown for Climate News…
Ocean Warming Intensifies Power of Typhoons
The violence of typhoons that devastate Asian coastal regions is being magnified by rising sea surface temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions, reports Tim Raford for Climate News Network. LONDON,…
US Faces Rising Hurricane Bill
Scientists forecast that hurricane damage could increase dramatically in the US as high-income countries are also threatened by extreme weather events, reports Tim Radford for Climate News Network. LONDON, 28…
Europe’s Floods Come as No Surprise
Scientists have warned that the extra moisture in warmer air will mean more intense rainfall, but floods still leave governments unprepared, reports Alex Kirby for Climate News Network. LONDON, 5…
Lloyds Calls for USA to End National Flood Insurance Program
Major insurer calls for an end to government subsidies that encourage expensive house-building schemes in areas of the US at high risk of floods and storms, by Kieran Cooke for…
Cities Face Flash Flood Hazards
Scientists in Australia warn that global warming will lead to more intense and concentrated summer storms seriously testing city drainage systems already struggling to cope, reports Tim Radford for Climate…
US Faces Floods of Climate Refugees
New research warns that more than 13 million American citizens could be at risk of being forced to move away from vulnerable coastal zones because of sea level rise. LONDON,…
