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
Billions to face 'deadly threshold' of heat extremes by 2100, finds study
Up to three quarters of the world's population could be at risk from deadly heat extremes by the end of the century, a new study suggests. ... Read More
Analysis: US states and cities could meet Paris climate goals without Trump
Nearly 40% of US CO2 emissions are in the hands of states that have either committed to meeting their share of the US’s Paris Agreement target or... Read More
Analysis: Meeting Paris pledges would prevent at least 1C of global warming
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change has raised questions about the effectiveness of the accord, and how... Read More
Antarctica’s high elevation is slowing rate of warming, says study
Temperatures in the Arctic are increasing around three times as fast as the global average, yet the pace of warming has been much slower at Earth’s... Read More
Limiting warming to 1.5C has clear benefits for Australia, study says
Global temperature rise of 2C could see Australia hit by heat extremes similar to the “angry summer” of 2012-13 in almost four out of every five... Read More
Pacific Ocean shift could see 1.5C limit breached within a decade
Global average temperatures could pass 1.5C above pre-industrial levels within the next decade, new projections suggest. ... Read More
The 1981 TV documentary that warned about global warming
On the evening of Tuesday, 8 December, 1981, the UK's only commercial TV channel, ITV, broadcast an hour-long documentary called "Warming Warning". ... Read More
Warming limit of 1.5C would 'save' huge expanses of permafrost, study says
The cost of allowing global temperature to rise to 2C, rather than capping warming at 1.5C, is an area of permafrost the size of Mexico, according to... Read More
Analysis: Just four years left of the 1.5C carbon budget
Four years of current emissions would be enough to blow what’s left of the carbon budget for a good chance of keeping global temperature rise to... Read More
Guest post: Adapting to climate change through ‘managed retreat’
Miyuki Hino is a doctoral student at Stanford University specialising in climate change risks and adaptation decisions. ... Read More
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