Is Global Warming Cooler than Expected?

LONDON  – Several leading authorities on climate change have given a guarded welcome to research suggesting the Earth may warm more slowly than scientists had expected. »

Climate change study with a large side-order of caveats

New climate study just one step to understanding future climate change, but Australia is already feeling the heat. For anyone who loves to eat chocolate, drink lots of lovely espresso coffee or quaff plentiful amounts of red wine, there's much comfort to be sought from scientific studies. »

Global majority faces water shortages 'within two generations'

Experts call on governments to start conserving water in face of climate change, pollution and over-use. The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as climate change, pollution and over-use of resources take their toll, 500 scientists have warned. »

Have the climate sceptics really won?

Despite recent fears of sceptics winning public debates, they are not all powerful, but have cast a spell upon their opponents. Earlier this week, Martin Wolf of the Financial Times announced that the "climate sceptics have won". »

Royal family squeeze out climate change in US media coverage

Analysis shows royals crowding out coverage of global warming, as Prince Charles makes his strongest climate warning yet. Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, made one of his strongest speeches yet on the dangers of a warming planet when he warned this month that climate change is "the greatest risk we have ever faced". »

Century-old science helps confirm global warming

Ocean measurements taken more than 135 years ago during the scientific expedition of HMS Challenger have provided further confirmation of human-produced global warming over the past century. »

Urgent evacuation of Russian Arctic post

Moscow: Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after the ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate.    . »

Locust plagues point to grim future of climate change

Climatic changes in China, the Middle East and Africa could see more severe outbreaks of locusts devastating food crops. The desert locust, the most notorious of about a dozen locust species for its ability to rapidly multiply and travel long distances, threatens an area of 32 million square kilometres, stretching across 50 countries from west Africa to India. »

Matt Ridley's misguided climate policy | Dana Nuccitelli

If we're fortunate that climate consequences will take a decade longer, we're still not doing nearly enough to solve the problem. In an opinion article for the London Times this past Monday, writer Matt Ridley discussed his interpretation of a new paper which suggests that the Earth's climate sensitivity may be a bit lower than current best estimates. »

New EU climate policy unlikely before 2015: Poland

The European Union is unlikely to hammer out its new policy on global warming ahead of a global climate deal that could be clinched in 2015, Poland's environment minister said Wednesday. »