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UK told to prepare for mass floods in future

Flooding caused by heavier rainfall will be the major threat to Britain from climate change in the coming decades, potentially costing the country billions a year, a new assessment of the risks of global warming concluded yesterday.

Injecting sulfate particles into stratosphere won't fully offset climate change

New research demonstrates that one suggested method of geoengineering the atmosphere to deal with climate change, injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere, probably would have limited success.

Underwater river of mud and sand tells tale of climate change and ocean gateways, new oil and gas ex...

Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea. A team of 35 scientists from 14 countries recently...

How fast is malaria spreading with climate change?

This paper analyses impacts of climate change on malaria transmission at the national and regional level in India, with emphasis on the Himalayan region, ...

U.N. sustainable development summit shifts from climate change

(Reuters) - Representatives from around the world gather in Rio in June to try to hammer out goals for sustainable development at a U.N. conference designed to avoid being tripped up by the intractable issue of climate change.

Our favourite climate videos this week

Our favourite video of the week examines this year's State of Union address reveals and what it reveals about the US Administration's stance on clean energy and climate change. Take a look above.

What is the UK?s biggest climate risk? Severe, widespread flooding

Severe flooding that could affect millions of people is the United Kingdom's most pressing climate-change risk, says a study released yesterday by the country's government.

Climate change is shrinking big trees, old-growth forests

Already on the decline worldwide, big trees face a dire future due to habitat fragmentation, selective harvesting by loggers, exotic invaders, and the effects of climate change, warns an article published this week inNew Scientist magazine.

Greenpeace files complaint with SEC on Keystone XL job claims

Greenpeace has filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over TransCanada?s ?false or misleading statements about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project.?

Kumi Naidoo: Calling for a real transformation in Davos

The Davos meeting may not be a bastion of democratic or transparent democracy and participation, but it is a place where solutions should be discussed and plans made to tackle the cacophony of crises that our planet in faces.

Sexwale to join Antarctica climate change expedition

Source: Engineering News - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale will be joining a climate change expedition to the Antarctica this weekend.

Severe Drop in Demand Threatens Climate Action, Auditors Say

Source: Bloomberg - A “severe” drop in demand for greenhouse gas audit firms threatens the world’s ability to protect the climate, said a lobby group for the companies that measure United Nations-overseen emissions reductions.

Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?

Source: Christian Science Monitor - In the developing world, where land-intensive wind turbines are being rapidly constructed, wind power has often turned clean energy into dirty business.

No chance for climate deal unless firms join push: UN

Source: AFP - The world has no chance of sealing an emissions cut deal unless companies lobby their governments for an accord, the UN climate chief told the global business elite in Davos on Thursday.

PM for global climate fund

Source: The Nation - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday called for a global approach to respond to climate risks in view of vulnerability and inability of developing nation to cope with the challenge.

Australia passes landmark carbon price laws

Australia's parliament passed landmark laws to impose a price on carbon emissions on Tuesday in one of the biggest economic reforms in a decade, giving new impetus to December's global climate talks in South Africa.

Study tallies health costs of climate disasters

Natural disasters tied to climate change not only cause physical damage but create significant health costs in terms of hospitalizations and lives lost, according to a study published Monday.

(Incandescent) lights to go out in China

China announced Friday it will phase out incandescent light bulbs within five years in an attempt to make the world's most polluting nation more energy efficient.

Warming gases saw biggest jump on record

The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated.

NYC-sized iceberg being born on Antarctica

Scientists on an aerial survey of Antarctica have come across an 18-mile-long break in an ice shelf, a sign that the unstable area is giving birth to an iceberg likely to be larger than New York City.

Thailand elephants now poached for their meat

A new taste for eating elephant meat ? everything from trunks to sex organs ? has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species.

US sued over Navy sonar tests in whale waters

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claims that the Navy's sonar use might be strong enough to kill the marine mammals.

US map shows warmer planting conditions

A federal "plant hardiness" map used by millions of gardeners was updated Wednesday for the first time in two decades, revealing many areas where the coldest day of the year isn't as cold anymore.

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Smugglers bust: 1,495 turtles found in 2 suitcases

Officials at an airport in Indonesia seized 1,495 live pig-nosed turtles crammed into two suitcases.