Hazards multiply when extreme heat and humidity join in lethal combination. Scientists now know exactly where this twin danger could be greatest
Read article: Growing risk of extreme heat and humidity
Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide likely to enhance limit on photosynthesis
Read article: Plants may absorb less carbon under climate change
Climate change presents a dilemma. Inaction means ultimate catastrophe. But before then an ill-considered climate strategy could harm the poorest even more
Read article: Climate strategy needs tailoring to poorest
Police officers and food safety inspectors in US less active under environmental stress
Read article: Hotter temperatures reduce food and traffic regulation
Energy emissions in 2030 may be double 2012 levels or less, thanks to low demand for electricity and faster transition to renewables
Read article: India could meet its Paris climate pledge
Researchers say the world may be approaching a tipping point, followed by a dangerous slide towards Hothouse Earth, an overheated planet
Read article: Hothouse Earth could soon be unavoidable
Scattering of sunlight by stratospheric aerosols could cancel out yield benefit from temperature reduction, study finds
Read article: Geoengineering may not help crop yield
Global carbon pricing cost-effective but not realistic in near future, according to team
Read article: Adding regulation to short-term climate policy mix could help long-term goals
If you can’t smell food, you’re in trouble, and it’s worse if you can’t scent danger
Read article: Fish can’t smell well in more acidic seas
Both Republican and Democrats agree that tackling carbon-dioxide emissions would reduce climate change but disagree over how to do it
Read article: Action to tackle climate change splits US voters along party lines
