Climate change causes killer heatwaves
14 June, 2017 – As average summer temperatures rise in the tropics, so do the risks of mass death from killer heatwaves, climate scientists find.
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US cities face growing flood risks
13 June, 2017 – As the seas rise, US cities can expect a varied flood risk: some will have more of the worst floods, others more frequent familiar inundations.
Warmth will worsen wet and dry extremes
6 June, 2017 – Wet and dry extremes across the world will become more marked as the planet heats up, evidence from past climates shows.
Melting Arctic awaits nitrous oxide release
4 June, 2017 – A huge nitrous oxide release from thawing permafrost could speed up the global warming already raising temperatures across the Arctic.
Trump abandons science with climate walk-out
2 June, 2017 – President Trump abandons science with his pull-out from the Paris Agreement on climate change, damaging US interests and the Earth.
Urban heat islands leave cities sweltering
1 June, 2017 – Many city dwellers face a hotter future than their suburban and rural peers because the urban heat island effect can double city temperature increases.
Economist wants truth on real cost of fossil fuel
30 May, 2017 – A leading economist says the world should reject lies about carbon emissions, pricing them to show the real cost of fossil fuel.
Planting trees will not slow global warming
26 May, 2017 – Nothing, not even the creation of huge plantations of trees to absorb carbon dioxide, is a viable alternative to drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions
Food industry is cooking the planet
25 May, 2017 – One of the biggest contributors to climate change is the agricultural food industry, but the political will to tackle the issue is lacking.
Climate models forecast extreme rainfall
24 May, 2017 – Europe, North America and tropical regions could all face even harder rainfall if fossil fuel emissions continue to increase global warming.
World’s vanishing glaciers put millions at risk
23 May, 2017 – From the Himalayas to Switzerland, the world’s glaciers are melting – threatening vital water supplies and increasing the risk of sea level rise.
