Climate Change

Global warming will increase the risk of Antarctica melting and scientists want to know how ecosystems would react.

Democrat nominee sets out plan to build 'clean energy super power of the 21st Century'

Scientists warn that despite our best efforts 'fires are going to keep getting bigger'.

Flooding will become more widespread even if hurricanes don't strike New York, due to rising sea levels.

Corals help scientists reconstruct uranium records from past 50,000 years and associated ice melt.

Trackers hope 'seabots' will unlock mysteries of microscopic sea creatures in Pacific highway.

India is the 62nd nation to ratify plan, but 55% emissions threshold not reached to make agreement binding.

Striking pictures show devastating impact of climate change on reef systems around the Japanese islands.

Polar bears are a protected species and shooting them is allowed only for self-defence and as a last resort.

Study looks at two million years' worth of global temperatures to reassess future warming.

India chose Gandhi's birth anniversary as he led a life with the least carbon footprint.

There will be a bounty on pots and lines lost by crabbers which cause whales to drown or slowly starve to death.

The discussion, which has been scheduled for 3 October, will also include climate scientist Dr Katharine Hayhoe.

Altered rainfall and warm temperatures are degrading the quality of coffee and cutting down production.

Bank of England governor calls for long-term financing of green projects to combat climate change.

Underestimates of the rock mass flows beneath Greenland have led to incorrect assessments of loss of ice.

Shifts in the Earth's rotation led to wetter climate that influenced population movements out of Africa.

Director at chemicals manufacturer Ineos says importing gas from US ensures cost-effective, reliable stock.

Scientists studying climate history warn aridity could persist for years in the US state.

Ice cover on 10 September was just 4.14 million sq/km – the same amount recorded in 2007.

Report urges next president to appoint cabinet-level leader to prepare nation for the worst.

Analysis of rocks and dust near the Tibetan Plateau reveal persistence of winds to climate change.

Cycling is fast, burns calories, builds brain cells and saves the planet.

The Category 5 storm – the strongest typhoon to have hit Taiwan in 21 years – is heading for China.

Xkcd illustrates the comedy and horror of Earth's climate history that has taken a sudden bad turn.

The area lost amounts are equivalent to half the size of the Amazon rainforest.

Almost all native bird species have seen rapid collapse in populations in recent decades.

Report shows wide-ranging effects on fish stocks, crop yields, extreme weather and risks of water-borne diseases.

Typhoons that make landfall have intensified as a result of warming ocean surface near coasts.

A predictable wind pattern changed in a manner not seen in more than 60 years of record-keeping.