Unexpected climate change
Reporting from the COP21 conference in Paris, we ask why ‘global warming’ can actually make the weather colder.
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Reporting from the COP21 conference in Paris, we ask why ‘global warming’ can actually make the weather colder.
How can we tackle climate change? Using activities and technologies that already exist – as Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison explain.
Elisabeth Schepers from the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, introduces a school programme linking climate change and the future of traffic technology.
The physics of clouds and their role in our climate have perplexed scientists for decades. Karin Ranero Celius investigates.
In this, the second of two articles, climate researcher Rasmus Benestad from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute examines the evidence that humans are causing climate change.
Trees are incredible chemical factories that capture carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe, but they produce other chemicals too. We need to understand their effect in the atmosphere to get the most out of tree-planting initiatives.
Human activities continue to influence our climate on a global scale, but a number of other interlinked mechanisms also play a role.
Understanding Earth’s climate system can teach us about other planets.
Seashells are more than just pretty objects: they also help scientists reconstruct past climates.
Unexpected climate change
Is climate change all gloom and doom? Introducing stabilisation wedges
Travel wisely: the globe is warming!
Clouds: puzzling pieces of climate
What do we know about climate? Investigating the effects of anthropogenic global warming
How trees affect the climate: is it just through photosynthesis?
Ten things that affect our climate
Planetary energy budgets
Opening seashells to reveal climate secrets