climate
Climate change summit: Thousands join global protests
Posted in Science on 21st Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have been taking place around the world, with marches reported in more than 2,000 locations.
August was hottest on record worldwide, says NASA
Posted in Science on 18th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
2014 is shaping up to be an exceptionally warm year with May and June also the hottest ever.
Greenhouse gas levels rising at fastest rate since 1984
Posted in Science on 9th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
A surge in atmospheric CO2 saw levels of greenhouse gases reach record levels in 2013, according to new figures.
No more pause: Global warming will be non-stop from now on
Posted in Science on 1st Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Once temperatures start rising again, it looks like they will keep going up without a break for the rest of the century, unless we cut our greenhouse gas emissions.
Prehistoric proof of climate's see-saw sensitivity
Posted in Featured, Science on 30th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Computer simulations reaching back into the Ice Age put a perspective on how even small variations in the climate system can lead to dramatic temperature change.