The melting of glaciers accounts for one third of observed sea level rise, according to new research published in Science…
Clouds caused by air pollution have been overestimated in their ability to to reflect sunlight back into space, thus helping…
Researchers at the University of Bristol created a model to test the benefits of cooling ocean temperatures for coral reefs…
Global warming could have a more drastic effect on biodiversity than expected if changes are not made to limit emissions…
The past 100 years have seen a drastic reversal in global temperature trends when compared with historical temperature data…
Huge amounts of stored heat in the ocean has explained the slowing of global temperatures, but could rapidly add to rising…
A large scale study that looks at changing seasonality in the northern hemisphere has been completed. Researchers from 17…
A five degree increase in ocean temperatures could be enough to set off enormous carbon dioxide emissions. Research conducted…
The pollination networks between bees and flowers are not as robust as they were 100 years ago. Based on a comparative study…
The demand for water is more responsible for lower crop yields under the influences of global warming than are increases…
Large herbivores help to combat the effects of climate change, a new study has shown. Large, plant-eating mammals such as…
Jurassic era global warming may provide a warning for marine life over the next century. Findings along the north Yorkshire…
Plants in swamps and marshes have been observed actively altering their environment to increase their species’ chance of…
The biodiversity of Arctic and Antarctic regions is being affected in different ways by global warming, new research shows…
Black carbon is nearly three times more important in climate change than previously thought, research led by the University…
An extreme ocean heatwave in 2010-11 caused important habitat-forming seaweed to retract its range by 100km off the Western…
Monthly temperature extremes have become much more frequent, measurements from around the world indicate. On average, there…
Corals have genetic resistance to warming oceans, research from Stanford University has found. The study provides hope for…
A comparison of the current warming climate and the last major episode of global warming has led to scientific concern about…
It appears that biodiversity increases during warmer periods in Earth’s history.
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In 2008, I and my colleagues published a study which appeared to confirm that current global warming could cause large losses of species and a loss of biodiversity. Four years later and a new approach…