Hyperthermals: What can they tell us about modern global warming?
Around 50m years ago, Earth was struck by a series of short-term phases of rapid global warming, known collectively as “hyperthermals”. ... Read More
Analysis: How well have climate models projected global warming?
Scientists have been making projections of future global warming using climate models of increasing complexity for the past four decades. ... Read More
Factcheck: Climate models have not 'exaggerated' global warming
A new study published in the Nature Geosciences journal this week by largely UK-based climate scientists has led to claims in the media that climate... Read More
Explainer: Why the sun is not responsible for recent climate change
With a total solar eclipse sweeping across North America, everyone is suddenly paying attention to the sun. One of the most common sceptical arguments... Read More
Ecosystems facing 'double whammy' due to increasing impacts of drought
Trees and plants across the world are increasingly in “recovery mode” after a drought, a new study says, and they’re taking longer to bounce... Read More
Study: Why troposphere warming differs between models and satellite data
The most common measure of global temperature rise is here on the Earth’s surface, but scientists also gather data on how temperatures in the... Read More
Explainer: The challenge of tackling aviation's non-CO2 emissions
Last October, the 191 member states of the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to a new deal to cap international... Read More
Guest post: Why NOAA updates its sea surface temperature record
This is a guest article by Prof Peter Thorne, professor of physical geography at Maynooth University in Ireland, and centre director of the Irish... Read More
World's major climate agencies confirm 2016 as hottest year on record
Last year was the warmest year in recorded history, scientists confirmed today. With global temperatures topping 1C above preindustrial times, the... Read More
Clouds dampened warming since 1980s, study shows
A new study helps unravel one of the biggest uncertainties for scientists making climate change projections - how clouds will be affected as the... Read More
Scientists find common ground over climate sensitivity
A new paper helps to shed light on one of the biggest questions in climate science: how much the climate will warm in future? ... Read More
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