Scientists detect mysterious warming in US coastal waters
Unprecedented ocean temperature rises off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the US may be linked to sea level rise or the recent pattern of “weird” weather. LONDON, 28 June, 2015 − Oceanographers are...
View ArticleStress on water resources threatens lives and livelihoods
Satellite data raises red-flag warning about the draining of underground aquifers to meet the demands of expanding populations. LONDON, 29 June, 2015 – The planet’s great subterranean stores of water...
View ArticleGlobal warming threatens colder climate for Europe
New evidence that increased melting of sea ice as the Earth warms could weaken the Gulf Stream and reduce temperatures in western Europe. LONDON, 3 July, 2015 – Scientists have yet again warned that...
View ArticleDeaths mount as Pakistan heatwave is linked to climate
More than 1,200 people have died as the result of an intense heatwave in southern Pakistan, and experts warn of more hot weather to come. ISLAMABAD, 6 July, 2015 − Pakistan’s lack of preparedness in...
View ArticleRecord torrential rainfall linked to warming climate
Scientists show that devastating increases in extreme rainfall over the last 30 years fit in with global temperature rise caused by greenhouse gases. LONDON, 13 July, 2015 – If you think you’re getting...
View ArticleBlack Sea warming linked to 2012 Russian floods
Researchers say devastating 2012 Russian flood occurred only because of global warming elsewhere. LONDON, 30 July, 2015 – Climate scientists, ever reluctant to link any one catastrophic weather event...
View ArticleHalf of climate safety level has gone
Global temperatures have risen by 1°C in the past 150 years, and one scientist says doubling that level could unleash catastrophic sea level rise this century. LONDON, 2 August, 2015 – The world is now...
View ArticleExtreme weather puts Africa’s food security at risk
A British government scientific panel says increasingly frequent heat waves, droughts and other extreme weather threaten more – and more severe – global food crises. LONDON, 15 August, 2015 –...
View ArticleRisk of new Katrinas rises as climate warms
Climate change may drastically increase the risk of simultaneous cyclones and storm surges striking populous coastlines around the world. LONDON, 1 September, 2015 – Perfect storms are by definition...
View ArticleHarder rains set to fall as the world warms
Scientists pinpoint when global warming emerged – and predict increasingly greater climate extremes in hot, cold and wet weather trends. LONDON, 26 September, 2015 – In not quite the words of the...
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