Global warming continues despite continuous denial
A new paper shows that the Earth’s climate has continued to warm rapidly in recent years
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The weather bomb, the polar vortex, #snowvember: will the storm of extreme weather names ever end?
It used to be that only hurricanes and typhoons were entitled to them, but now barely a day’s forecast goes by without another catchy monicker being coined
Volcanoes may be responsible for a lot of the global surface warming slowdown
A new study estimates surface temperature cooling from volcanoes at 0.05–0.12°C since 2000
Eating less meat essential to curb climate change, says report
Global livestock industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than transport but fear of a consumer backlash is preventing action, says Chatham House report
Is a ban on GM crops more harmful than growing them?
UK’s chief scientist has said GM crops could provide plentiful food with less damage to the environment and at lower costs. But does that mean we should grow them? Karl Mathiesen investigates.
Let us know your thoughts. Post in the comments below, email karl.mathiesen.freelance@theguardian.com or tweet @karlmathiesen
Reflecting sunlight into space has terrifying consequences, say scientists
But ‘geoengineers’ say urgent nature of climate change means research must continue into controversial technology to combat rising temperatures