UK – Last Winter’s Floods Among Most Extreme in a Century, Says Study
A new scientific review of the winter floods of 2015/2016 confirms that the event was one of the most extreme and severe hydrological events of the last century. The new…
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More Frequent, More Intense and Longer-Lasting Storms Cause Heavier Spring Rain in Central US
Intense storms have become more frequent and longer-lasting in the Great Plains and Midwest in the last 35 years. What has fuelled these storms? The temperature difference between the Southern…
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.…
West Antarctic Ice Shelf Breaking Up From the Inside Out
Ohio State University researchers have found that a key glacier in Antarctica is breaking apart from the inside out, suggesting that the ocean is weakening ice on the edges of…
Prepare for ‘Surprise’ as Global Warming Stokes Arctic Shifts – Scientists
BARCELONA, Nov 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Unless the world stops burning fossil fuels that are fuelling global warming, irreversible changes in the Arctic could have disastrous effects for the…
Five Reasons Why Cutting NASA’s Climate Research Would Be a Colossal Mistake
Five reasons why cutting NASA’s climate research would be a colossal mistake James Dyke, University of Southampton Will President Trump really slash funding of NASA’s “politicised” climate change science? It…
World Set for Hottest Year on Record – World Meteorological Organization
2016 is set to be the world’s hottest year on record. According to the World Meteorological Organization’s preliminary statement on the global climate for 2016, global temperatures for January to…
Hurricane Risk to Northeast USA Coast Increasing, Research Warns
The Northeastern coast of the USA could be struck by more frequent and more powerful hurricanes in the future due to shifting weather patterns, according to new research. Hurricanes have…
Weathering the Storm: The Need for Healthy Rivers in a Warming World
Rivers are some of our best allies as we develop our resilience in the face of climate change, writes Kate Horner for International Rivers. We don’t know how the US…
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…
NASA Reveals How Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark Against Warming Summers
Arctic sea ice, the vast sheath of frozen seawater floating on the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas, has been hit with a double whammy over the past decades: as…
Receding Glaciers in Bolivia Leave Communities at Risk
A new study published in The Cryosphere, an European Geosciences Union journal, has found that Bolivian glaciers shrunk by 43% between 1986 and 2014, and will continue to diminish if…
New York City at Risk of Flooding Every Two Decades Says Climate Study
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hurricanes could start flooding New York City’s coastline as often as every 20 years due to the effects of climate change on sea-level rise…
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…
CoastAdapt – Adapting to rising Seas in Australia
The wild storms that lashed eastern Australia earlier this year damaged property and eroded beaches, causing millions of dollars’ worth of damage. As sea levels rise, the impact of storms…
