Recent extreme temperatures that are commonly followed by floods can largely be attributed to climatic warming . . . → Read More: Pakistan can expect worse heatwaves to come, meteorologists warn
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Recent extreme temperatures that are commonly followed by floods can largely be attributed to climatic warming . . . → Read More: Pakistan can expect worse heatwaves to come, meteorologists warn
Wet autumn followed by cold spring has led to one of the smallest harvests in a generation, hitting food production . . . → Read More: Farmers fail to feed UK after extreme weather hits wheat crop
South-north diversion project aimed at preventing water shortages has had no shortage of problems and criticism . . . → Read More: China’s mega water diversion project begins testing
Frequent and intense weather events in the US cited in climate studies as series of natural disasters plague region . . . → Read More: Erratic US ‘weather whiplash’ accounts for billions of dollars in global losses
Nearly 260,000 people died in parts of Somalia between October 2010 and April 2012, including 133,000 children . . . → Read More: Somalia famine in 2010-12 ‘worst in past 25 years’
Chlamydia and an Aids-like virus are killing Australia’s koalas in thousands, but immune system research has led to vaccine trials . . . → Read More: Australia’s koala crisis: gene sequencing provides hope against killer diseases
Global warming is exacerbating political instability as tensions brought on by food insecurity rise. With research suggesting the issue can only get worse we examine the risks around the world Infographic: the impact of climate on food . . . → Read More: Climate change: how a warming world is a threat to our food supplies Scientists blame Central Great Plains drought on failure of Gulf jet stream but critics say study was too narrow . . . → Read More: Climate change did not cause 2012 US drought, says government report WFP says 2012′s good harvest in Sahel not enough to alleviate deep-rooted poverty, as millions more face hunger this year . . . → Read More: No ‘magic wand’ for Sahel as food shortages loom yet again The cold snap, fingers crossed, is about to end. But extreme weather – snow, floods and drought – is the new norm. . . . → Read More: Why our turbulent weather is getting even harder to predict |
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