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The article reports on the retraction by "Scientific Reports" of a study claiming that climate change was due to solar cycles rather than human activity.

The author reflects on a paper speculating on runaway climate change if the Earth warms by just two degrees Celsius and on broad reactions to the paper. He states that the Earth will likely warm by three or four degrees Celsius unless drastic environmental policy changes are enacted worldwide which would have significant impacts on lifestyles. He suggests that humanity can still prepare and adapt for the future impacts of climate change.

The article analyzes the findings of the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC). It discusses the forecasts of Chris Thomas of the University of Leds and of Guy Midgley of the South African National Biodiversity Institute for the IPCC report about the extinction of species. The IPCC report was criticized for aspects, such as the lack of table showing the number of people in different regions whose water supply is more abundant under climate change and its conclusion about the state of crop productivity.

Interviews Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen explaining ozone hole in the atmosphere. Career background of Crutzen; Concept of nuclear winter; Climatic changes in the atmosphere.

The article looks at Charles Monnett, a scientist at the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) who has been accused of scientific misconduct and suspended from his post after publishing a paper on ice melt and drowned polar bears in the journal "Polar Biology." Environmentalists and scientists including Michael Bromwich, Phillip Clapham, and Ian Stirling argue that Monnett has been targeted by those who wish to drill for oil and gas in Alaska.

The article reports that the email archive of the Climate Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia in England has been hacked, resulting to the publication of global temperature records and exchanges by climate scientists. Climate change skeptics have used these emails to claim data manipulation and conspiracy in global warming research. Scientists asserted that temperature records are under confidentiality agreements.

The article presents news related to the scientific field. The world's top science academies from the U.S., Great Britain, China and Russia, have issued an unprecedented joint statement ahead of the G8 summit, putting pressure on governments to take action on climate change. An online academic paper detailing how bioterrorists could contaminate the U.S. milk supply with the botulinum toxin has been removed from the Web site by the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences." According to the UN University Institute of Advanced Studies in Yokohama, Japan, exploitation of deep-sea organisms is not regulated by existing treaties.

The secrets of climate change are hidden in flakes of snow, but scientists need your help to classify them, says Layal Liverpool [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scientists at the US National Ignition Facility have confirmed that a fusion reaction in 2022 reached a historic milestone by producing more energy than was put into it. Subsequent trials have produced even better results, giving hope that fusion reactors could one day provide clean and plentiful energy. Fusion, which involves squeezing smaller particles together into larger atoms, can create more energy without the radioactive waste associated with fission reactions. However, practical fusion reactors are still a long way off, and there are significant engineering challenges to overcome. While progress in fusion research is positive, it will likely be decades before commercial power plants are operational, and other low-carbon technologies should be utilized in the short term to address the climate crisis. [Extracted from the article]

Everyone seems to agree that trees are a major solution to climate change, but they can't be the only fix, says Adam Vaughan [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article points out that methane plays a big role in global warming and that the world already has the tools to curb its emission, as of 2021. Topics covered include the pledge by 100 nations to slash methane's emissions by 2030, the factors which made methane seem like a small player in climate change and how the problem of measuring methane emissions has been addressed.

The idea that lunar cycles influence our health has long been dismissed as unscientific. Is it time to reconsider, asks Jo Marchant [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The primary cause of climate change is our release of greenhouse gases through burning fossil fuels that were buried underground for hundreds of millions of years. Creating a sustainable energy future requires most of our energy demand to be covered by electricity derived from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind – a huge undertaking, given where we are now [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We talk a lot about deforestation's role in climate change. But its impact on Earth's water recycling system is just as critical, finds Fred Pearce [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

If we want to save the Arctic, we might have to intervene directly. Rowan Hooper investigates three ambitious projects to bring back the ice [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses several aspects of climate change and its attribution to corporate emissions. It mentions Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump's administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, refused to agree that carbon-dioxide (CO2) is the main driver of climate change. It also mentions author Myles Allen called for one of the many cash-rich environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the U.S. to buy them.

This article discusses the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA's) Goddard Institute for Space Studies James Hansen, his career that began studying the clouds on Venus, and how since the 1970s he has been studying and modeling the human impact on the Earth's climate. Hansen entered the public spotlight with his outspoken testimony to U.S. congressional committees on climate change.

The article presents news stories involving topics such as climate change, low-carbon emissions, and global warming, and it mentions Bangladesh's Solar Home Systems programme which provides off-grid electricity to 20 million people. Climate-friendly public transit in Colombia is addressed, along with household energy efficiency improvements in Germany and Mexico's green mortgage scheme involving homes fitted with solar water heaters and low-energy lighting.

The article explores efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Particular focus is given to insights from Piers Forster, a professor of climate physics at the University of Leeds, Great Britain, and a lead author on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A multiplayer video-game inspired strategy is offered. Additional topics discussed include the importance of switching to renewable energy sources, the sensitivity of the climate to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, and phasing out the agricultural use of cattle.

The article explores the issues surrounding the availability and accessibility of data related to climate change. It claims that the controversies surrounding global warming data reached its peak when the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Climatic Research Unit (CRU) decided against the freedom of information (FOI) requests for its temperature records. It also highlights the implications of the FOI issues for climate scientists and the entire field of climate science.

The article focuses on the white lemuroid ringtail possum, which lives within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Site on the north eastern coast of Australia. Topics include the impact of climate change on the rainforest of Australia, how temperature elevations have impacted the wildlife of Australia's rainforests, and the recovery of the lemuroid population between 2005 and 2014.

An analysis of glacier thickness suggests people living near the Andes will soon face problems accessing water, finds Adam Vaughan [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

So-called cli-fi is galvanising readers into action with dark, yet all-too-possible futures. Bill McGuire picks some of the best [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how disturbing thoughts can evolve into a psychological condition called obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The author presents examples of notable people who suffered from irrational thoughts, such as mathematician Kurt Godel's fear of random food poisoning, discusses his own struggle with OCD, which resulted from the fear of contracting HIV, OCD research by Mairwen Jones at the University of Sydney Anxiety Disorders Clinic, and OCD related to climate change fears.

The article explores the potential impact of climate change on ancient societies. The author presents a brief historical overview of the collapse of Mycenaean Greece and its impact on world history, noting that the fate of Mycenaean civilization is just one of many linked to climate change. Topics include research by Harvey Weiss of Yale University investigating the collapse of the Akkadian empire in Syria, evidence to suggest that major changes in climate conditions coincided with the end of the Akkadians and several other civilizations, such as the Maya in central Mexico and South America, and anthropologists' resistance to notions of environmental determinism.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on climate change by Fred Pearce in the February 27, 2010 issue.

This article reports on the possibility that the Earth's hum could reveal a record of worsening storms due to climate change. Microseisms refer to the hum and tiny earthquakes created by ocean waves thumping on the Earth's crust. According to Peter Bromirski of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, signs of worsening coastal storms should be seen in the seismic history. In addition, seismic history can detect changes in coastal erosion.

This article focuses on the debate among ecologists over the issue of whether or not global climate change will spread disease. A study published in the "Ecology" suggested that climate change might not spread tropical diseases far and wide after all. The study triggered an uproar. It is noted that the reality of the spread of the disease due to climate change is more complex because a warming climate could favor some diseases in certain regions while inhibiting them in others.

The article discusses the issue of global warming. The debate of whether or not to do something has evolved to how much nations should be spending now for the future. Martin Weitzman of Harvard University has a method for including extreme events, such as widespread crop failures, into cost-benefit analyses which has many economists changing their positions on using renewable energy and reducing emissions rather than committing to large investments.

The article focuses on the impact of global warming on Greenland's glaciers. Two of the largest glaciers in eastern Greenland, Kangerdlugssuaq and Helheim, which are 300 kilometres apart and together drain a tenth of Greenland, have both doubled their speed in the past few years to around 14 kilometres per year. The concern is that Greenland's other glaciers are also crashing into the ocean in a sudden and synchronous acceleration. Using satellite images, researcher Adrian Luckman of the University of Wales Swansea, and his colleagues worked out that the two glaciers are dumping 100 cubic kilometres of ice into the ocean every year.

The article analyzes the effects of the global warming in countries surrounding the Himalayas. First will come floods, then drought. This is what global warming has in store for countries surrounding the Himalayas when the glaciers melt. And economic development might also dry up as millions of people in China, India and Nepal suffer water shortage. Politicians from 20 of the world's most energy-hungry countries met in London to discuss how they could cut carbon emissions without compromising economic growth.

The article discusses the significance of stone age farmers in preventing climatic changes. It mentions that early farmers halted the planet's descent into another ice age and keep the Earth warm and stable for many years. Climate scientist William Ruddiman cites the move and developments made by farmers in order to prevent global warming and greenhouse gases. Moreover, it emphasizes that the coming and going of ice ages are driven by periodic changes in Earth's orbit and rotation axis.

The article focuses on the study about tornadoes including its impact to the environment and the people across the U.S. The study is designed to examine the significant role of global warming on tornado outbreak in the country. The study discusses the primary feature of tornadoes, including information of its risks and damages towards the environment and the people. The findings of various studies on tornadoes are also included.

The article discusses the expanding field of climate change science as of January 2007. What used to be the realm of physical scientists and mathematicians now has the attention of biologists, geologists, geographers, computer scientists, economists, sociologists, psychologists, engineers and more. Researchers are working hard on three fronts: prediction, mitigation and adaptation.

The article focuses on what would happen to Earth if all its human population disappeared overnight. Humans, the most dominant species of the Earth, is leaving behind huge devastations including ploughed-up prairies, razed forests, nuclear waste, chemical pollution, extinctions and now the looming specter of climate change. Without humans, the change will be evident almost immediately, as the blaze of artificial light that brightens the night sky disappears.

The article discusses the effect that climate change is expected to have on the stability of the ocean. As carbon dioxide levels rise, scientists have noticed that the alkalinity of ocean waters has decreased. This is caused by the creation of carbonic acid, which dissolves in water. As acid levels rise, the author explains that creatures that live in the water will have trouble surviving in the changing environment.

This article focuses on the chemical properties of water. It now seems that the effects of water on living organisms transcend mere chemistry: they are intimately linked to the most basic processes in the cosmos. If cornered, any scientist would have to concede that water does have some odd properties that are important for life. The fact that solid water defies convention by being less dense than its liquid state has stopped the oceans from freezing solid from the bottom up and killing all marine life. And the unusual reluctance of water to heat up has helped the oceans to iron out climatic swings, giving organisms time to adapt. The simple chemical formula of water belies the subtleties behind its weirdness. The key to many of water's properties is not the chemical bonds between the one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms that make up the molecule.

This article describes the remarks of some skeptics about global warming. If the skeptics are to be believed, the evidence for global warming is full of holes and the field is riven with argument and uncertainty. The apparent scientific consensus over global warming only exists, they say, because it is enforced by a scientific establishment riding the gravy train, aided and abetted by governments keen to play the politics of fear. It's easy to dismiss such claims as politically motivated and with no basis in fact — especially as the majority of skeptics are economists, business people or politicians, not scientists. INSETS: Meet the sceptics;Hotly contested.

Discusses growing level of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere and its effects on the climate. Potential devastating consequences of high level of the gas; Effect of carbon dioxide on plants; Expectations raised by researches regarding the problem of malnutrition.

As well-vaccinated countries see a path back to normality, the hoped-for greener lifestyle changes seem to be slipping though our fingers, says Graham Lawton [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on several topics. It mentions about the comments of head of the Great Britain spy agency, Richard Moore as per which climate change is the foremost international foreign policy agenda item for this country and for the planet. It also mentions that toucans, cuckoos and flamingos arouse general indifference, while penguins seem positively scorned, although not so much as waders such as sandpipers and oystercatchers.

The article looks at the impact of climate change on the ecology of Hudson Bay, Canada, focusing on the entry of killer whales into the area due to melting sea ice. The invading orcas prey upon threatened marine mammals such as bowhead whales, beluga whales, and narwhals. It is feared that killer whale predation will also interfere with legally-protected whale hunting by the Inuit population. Also discussed is the effect of global warming on harbor porpoises, bowhead whales, and grey whales.

The article discusses three crucial events in 2020 that will affect the direction and scope of the long-term global action on climate change and biodiversity. Topics include the biodiversity convention in Kunming, China in October 2019, the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland in November, and the U.S. general election.

The article reports that climate change is a major issue of concern in the December 12, 2019 elections in Great Britain. Topics covered are some factors that propelled environmental issues in the country's political agenda, the Ipsos Mori poll showing many respondents citing environment and pollution as a concern, the COP26 United Nations (UN) climate summit in November 2020 and the 2030 and 2050 goals according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The article reports on the increase of youth strikes in support of fighting climate change.

The article presents an interview with Lonnie Thompson, a geophysicist at Ohio State University in Columbus and a pioneer in the study of tropical glaciers. His adventures while gathering ice cores at high altitude have led colleagues to describe him as the closest living thing to Indiana Jones. After 50 expeditions in the Himalayas, the Andes, East Africa and Tibet, Lonnie Thompson has probably spent more time at high altitude than any other researcher. And with thousands of metres of ice cores stored away in his deep freeze, he believes he will prove the tropics are the true source of much of the Earth's climate variability.