A spellbinding solo performance by veteran climate scientist Chris Rapley at London's Royal Court puts the climate debate centre stage, writes Tim Radford - and earns the admiration of hard-to-please theatre critics.
… Climate science has just made cultural history - yet again. Following on from the … kind of curriculum vitae of the actor, then a history of climate, then a history of climate research, and then the …
Log books from British whaling ships more than 200 years ago have given new insights into the history of the Arctic sea ice, reports Tim Radford. A new study reveals that the scale of ice melt in the Arctic over the last few decades is new and unprecedented.
… | 9th July 2014 Comment Arctic Climate Change History Oceans northern_whale_fishery.jpg Log … years ago have given new insights into the history of the Arctic sea ice, reports Tim … research vessels, these are the only books in history from ships that seek out the ice edge …
Scientists work out how to stop global warming at 1.5°C by the end of the century: junk fossil fuel plants.
… of its life, perhaps 40 years from now. Human history The scientists don’t discuss how … warmer than it had been for most of human history could arrive by 2026 . Other …
Death threats, abuse and torrents of online hatred show how climate change scientists are demonised, writes Tim Radford, in a way without parallel in the history of science. It's all set out in a new book that explores both climate change denialism, and our inaction despite overwhelming evidence: 'Don't Even Think About It'.
… Tim Radford, in a way without parallel in the history of science. It's all set out in a new … Marshall argues, is without parallel in the history of science: "They have been set up to …
The total collapse of glaciers in West Antarctica is 'inevitable', writes Tim Radford, as the southern hemisphere gets warmer and glaciers are undermined by seawater. The news has emerged from a new analysis of satellite data.
… current melt rates , these glaciers will be history within a few hundred years. The … current melt rates, these glaciers will be history within a few hundred years. The …
Rising global temperatures are likely to double the frequency of the most severe El Niños - the periodic atmospheric disruptions which affect weather across the globe. Tim Radford reports
… and seems to have happened through human history. It has nothing to do with global …
New analysis of the vast body of research shows 97% of climate scientists agree that human activities are fuelling climate change, writes Tim Radford. But thanks to aggressive attempts to convince us otherwise, only 12% of people in the US are aware of this high level of agreement.
… Professor Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science at Harvard University , …
Scientists warn that burning up the planet's remaining fossil fuel would cause all Antarctic ice to melt and lead to 58m of sea level rise over 10,000 years, writes Tim Radford. But devastating impacts would strike much sooner, with oceans rising by 3m a century for the next millennium.
… level rise on a scale unprecedented in human history. "This would not happen overnight" , …
The fracking boom has caused massive vegetation loss over North America's rangelands, writes Tim Radford, as 3 million hectares have been occupied by oil and gas infrastructure and 34 billion cubic metres of water have been pumped from semi-arid ecosystems.
… ecological disruption. There are lessons from history in all this, they warn. "In the early …
Something scary is lurking in the melting Arctic permafrost, write Tim Radford & Oliver Tickell: 1,700 Gt of carbon. That's 53 years worth of current emissions, and if we let it melt the impact would cost the world $43 tn. Or act now, and we could preserve the Arctic ice for a seventh as much.
… has just tipped 400 ppm . For most of human history, it has hovered around 270ppm. "The …