They may be separated by an ocean, but birds in the US and Europe are responding to climate change in a surprisingly similar way: winners are outperforming losers to a comparable degree. Image: Andy Morffew
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Given that the world is getting steadily warmer as a result of man-made climate change, snowmageddon events strike many people as pretty weird. Surely we should not be seeing so many extreme snowstorms if the world is getting warmer? Image: jmd41280
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It’s the survival of the smallest. As ocean acidification begins to bite, some marine species might adapt by shrinking – threatening the profitability of commercial fisheries. Image: Jason Hall-Spencer
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A warming world could slow the circulation of the Atlantic Ocean, potentially triggering African droughts and more rapid sea level rise around Europe. If it happens, it won’t be the first time the Atlantic has been disrupted during a warm period. Image: NASA: 2Explore
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It’s the land that time forgot. Not only have conditions in the Altai-Sayan region in central Asia barely changed since the last ice age, but the mix of mammals that lives there is also almost the same – with the obvious exception of mammoths and the woolly rhinoceros. Image: Pavel “KoraxDC” Kazachkov
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Bad news for oyster lovers. As the ocean acidifies, oyster larvae are struggling to build their shells, reducing the number that reach adulthood. Image: Rebecca Morgan
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Brace yourself: global warming is going to be a bumpy ride – literally. The amount of moderate to extreme turbulence affecting transatlantic flights could more than double by the middle of the century as carbon dioxide levels increase. Image: yuan2003
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Chemists find ways of harnessing the troublesome gas for use in fuels or household products rather...
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The war on climate change just got a chemical weapon: a way to destroy the carbon-fluorine bonds...
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