Climate change has influenced global drought risk for ‘more than a century’
The influence of human-caused climate change on global drought risk could extend back for more than a century, a study finds. ... Read More
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world
In the early 2000s, a new field of climate science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods,... Read More
Climate change’s impact on soil moisture could push land past ‘tipping point’
The impact of climate change on soil moisture could push the land past a “tipping point” – turning it from a net carbon “sink” to a source... Read More
Media reaction: The 2018 summer heatwaves and climate change
This year’s northern-hemisphere summer has seen a succession of heatwaves take hold in Europe, Asia, North America and northern Africa. ... Read More
In-depth: How the UK plans to adapt to climate change
The UK government last week published its updated strategy for tackling the impacts of climate change, including higher temperatures, drought and... Read More
In-depth: UK can go low-carbon ‘at no extra cost’, say infrastructure advisors
The UK can have low-carbon electricity, heat and transport in 2050 at the same cost as today’s high-carbon energy system. ... Read More
Mapped: How global warming and land-use change threaten water security worldwide
The world’s water supply has been severely altered by global warming and changes to land use – such as agriculture and damming – over the past... Read More
Guest post: Climate change is already making droughts worse
Dr Benjamin Cook is a climate scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. ... Read More
Africa’s vegetation has lost 2.6bn tonnes of CO2 in just seven years
The rainforests, savannahs and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa have lost around 2.6bn tonnes of CO2 over the past seven years, a new study finds. ... Read More
Climate change could cause more severe droughts in ‘98% of European cities’
More than 500 European cities could face sharp increases in droughts, floods and heatwaves if climate change continues to rise unabated, a new study... Read More
Deforestation and drought threaten carbon storage in Borneo’s rainforests
Carbon storage in Borneo’s tropical rainforests faces a dual threat from deforestation for agriculture and droughts caused by El Niño events, a new... Read More
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