Climate Research update Aviation biofuels may not cut contrail warming Paraffinic biofuels cut carbon emissions but have mixed effects on contrails Read article: Aviation biofuels may not cut contrail warming
Climate Analysis Are our simulations of seasonal rainfall over Africa good enough? Wet-season delay can cause food insecurity so accurate projections are vital, says Caroline Dunning Read article: Are our simulations of seasonal rainfall over Africa good enough?
Climate Research update WISDOM reveals wood fuel shortage hotspots Analysis highlights priority areas for provision of alternative energy sources Read article: WISDOM reveals wood fuel shortage hotspots
Climate Research update Bleaching hits coral reefs faster Coral reefs have always lived near the edge. Now, thanks to global warming, life there is five times more precarious Read article: Bleaching hits coral reefs faster
Climate News New satellites set to eye up Earth’s ice and water Follow-on versions of GRACE and ICESat due for launch this year Read article: New satellites set to eye up Earth’s ice and water
Climate Research update Archaeology may help climate-change adaptation Ancient water-management techniques may hold key to adapting to widespread drying Read article: Archaeology may help climate-change adaptation
Climate Research update Arctic reaches a ‘new normal’ Region showing no signs of returning to its ‘reliably frozen state’ of a decade ago Read article: Arctic reaches a ‘new normal’
Climate Research update California’s water saving brings bonus effects Greenhouse gas emissions and electricity usage also reduced
Climate Research update Climate change may increase volcanism as planet warms Warming could increase frequency and severity of volcanic eruptions, threatening transport and agriculture Read article: Climate change may increase volcanism as planet warms
Atmosphere News Boost needed for space-based Earth observation, say US academics US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine plot course for next decade Read article: Boost needed for space-based Earth observation, say US academics
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