Rising sea levels come at steeper cost

Rising sea levels bring prospect of more violence and expense. Four new studies confirm the menace of the waves.

Rain and heat extremes set to grow

Millions of people in Asia and Europe can expect fiercer heat extremes, even if the world makes promised emissions cuts.

Climate adaptation vital to limit damage so far

The risk of flooding to millions more people in Asia, Europe and North America will rise, demanding climate adaptation for a warmer world.

Climate warms the Earth, not chance

Recent record year temperatures show how climate warms the Earth. Without global warming, such a sequence would have been highly improbable.

Warmer, wetter world faces lethal future

The thermometer rises, the air becomes saturated, and the warmer, wetter world turns potentially lethal. By 2100, billions could be in danger.

Asian temperatures could rise disastrously

Profligate fossil fuel use could cause Asian temperatures to rise by 6°C, bringing floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions.

More droughts may mean less power

Rising temperatures and reduced rainfall will make the flow of rivers less dependable, affecting supplies to electricity generators that rely on them.

Too few specialists to track loss of Himalayan glaciers

Millions rely on meltwater from Himalayas, but lack of expertise & manpower is hampering the study of climate change impacts.

Global finance must face up to climate challenge

Trillions of dollars need to be redirected into building low-carbon economies to avoid serious climate change, the UN warns.

Greenland’s hidden meltwater lakes store up trouble

Vast 'storage tanks' of water deep below melting Greenland ice sheet could have a major effect on sea level rise.