Global warming is ‘irreversible’ – research report.
27/1/2009 BBC A team of environmental researchers in the US has warned many effects of climate
change are irreversible. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate shift ‘killing US trees’ – possible tipping point.
23/1/2009 BBC Old growth trees in western parts of the US are probably being killed as a
result of regional changes to the climate, a study has suggested. Read the rest of this entry »
Sea level rises – 2metres consensus but Hansen thinks 5metres
15/9/2008 Realclimate website. On straw men and Greenland: Tad Pfeffer Responds Read the rest of this entry »
Clue to break-up of ice shelves
27/11/2008 BBC US researchers have come up with a way to predict the rate at which ice shelves
break apart into icebergs.
New evidence on Antarctic warming – Wilkins Ice Shelf breaking free.
22/1/2009 BBC The continent of Antarctica is warming up in step with the rest of the world,
according to a new analysis.
Glacier melt accelerates – 2bn will be affected.
19/1/2009 Guardian Threat to livelihoods of 2bn dependent on rivers. Read the rest of this entry »
Alarm bells are ringing for aircraft manufacturers.
14/1/2009 Financial Times The rows of parked aircraft around the world have been growing inexorably as
airlines have been forced to cut capacity: first in response to surging fuel prices and now to recession. Read the rest of this entry »
More tech ideas for those who won’t cut CO2 emissions
10/1/2009 New Scientist More tech ideas on how to remove CO2 from the atmosphere – why not stop it getting there in the first place? Read the rest of this entry »
Sudden and dramatic collapse in the amount of CO2 absorbed by Sea of Japan.
12/1/2009 Guardian The world’s oceans soak up about 11bn tonnes of human carbon dioxide pollution each year, about a quarter of all produced, and even a slight weakening of this natural process would leave significantly more CO2 in the atmosphere. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change heat may spark world food crisis
9/1/2009 BBC Half the world’s population could face a climate-induced food crisis by 2100, a new report by US scientists warns. Read the rest of this entry »
Nasa climate expert makes personal appeal to Obama.
2/1/2009 Guardian One of the world’s top climate scientists has written a personal new year appeal to Barack and Michelle Obama, warning of the “profound disconnect” between public policy on climate change and the magnitude of the problem. Read the rest of this entry »
UK faces court case over air pollution breaches
2/1/2009 Guardian EU angered by diesel engine infringements. Read the rest of this entry »
Coral reef growth is slowest ever
2/1/2009 BBC Coral growth in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has slowed to its most sluggish
rate in the past 400 years.
The new cement that eats carbon dioxide
31/12/2008 Guardian Cement accounts for 5% of the world’s CO2 emissions – more than aviation. Read the rest of this entry »
2008 huge year for natural disasters’ – insurance co.s
29/12/2008 BBC The past year has been one of the most devastating ever in terms of natural disasters, one of the world’s biggest re-insurance companies has said. Read the rest of this entry »