Replacing oil and coal in the energy mix with shale and natural gas will not help efforts to curb climate change, according to a new study....
After the warmest May since records began, new figures from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) have found June 2014 has set a new...
The Met Office and the UK government have launched a comprehensive new map to show how the impacts of climate change could change the way we...
Warmer sea temperatures could cause more exotic fish such as sunfish and bluefin tuna to migrate to the south west of England – a scientist has...
In 2013 almost all climate indicators – high temperatures, rising sea levels, Arctic sea ice coverage – were consistent with a globally warming planet, according to...
The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), a controversial climate-sceptic thinktank, will be forced to restructure after the Charity Commission ruled its purpose is political, not charitable....
A study analysing search patterns on Google has found people look up more information on climate change after periods of unusual or severe weather. It is...
US president Barack Obama has announced initiatives aimed at sustaining the nation’s infrastructure, and in particular its energy supply and coastal and flood protection, as well...
Almost 150,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Rammasun, known locally as Glenda, hit Manila, the capital city of the Philippines – closing...
Owen Paterson has been sacked as environment secretary as a part of a government reshuffle, with his critics welcoming the move. Paterson has previously been the...
A new study by the EU’s Joint Research Centre has found that if global temperatures increase by 3.5C climate change damages by 2080 could be in...
Science has warned of many grim potential impacts of climate change, from the loss of islands to the sea to the spread of disease. Now, scientists...
Even if governments can agree on a global pact to cut carbon emissions in a crucial UN summit next year, it may already be too late...
The World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) Commission for Climatology has said the current baselines for weather are out of date and must be updated more frequently due...
Royal Dutch Shell has been accused of misrepresenting the risks of climate change to its shareholders, after a new analysis rejected the oil giant’s assertions that...