Environment
Less Snow Under Global Warming May Not Halt Blizzard Hazard
A warming world may have less snow, but the sort of severe snowstorms that caused chaos in the US this year will remain a serious hazard, according to new research
Stories by Tim Radford
Environment
Desert Dust Feeds Deep Ocean Life
Dust from the Sahara Desert provides most of the iron found in the Atlantic Ocean, according to research that also sheds light on how the oceans help sequester carbon dioxide
Environment
4 New Innovations to Energize the World
From delivering electricity without wires to using fir trees to produce rocket fuel, science is making ingenious breakthroughs in energy alternatives
Climate Change
Costs of Climate Change May Prove High for Future
Our descendants will pay a higher price for greenhouse gas build-up as real costs are updated over time
Environment
Tropics Feel the Heat of Climate Change
Tropical ecosystems appear to be more sensitive to climate change and less able to store carbon – two developments surprising scientists
Environment
Waste CO2 Could Be Source of Extra Power
Dutch scientists have a use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations: Harvest it for even more electricity
Environment
Better Geology Needed to Store Carbon Dioxide
Potential sites for storing the greenhouse gas vary so much that each will need separate appraisal
Environment
Rich Chinese Export Pollution to Poorer Regions
Limiting pollution in China's richer provinces has shifted polluting facilities to less prosperous areas with fewer rules
Environment
Warming Proves Bad for Life in Freshwater Lakes and Rivers
In Europe and North America, lakes are warming, which is bad news for water quality and fish
Environment
Snowpack, Ice Cover Shrinking on Rocky Mountains
North America's largest mountain range has lost significant amounts of snow cover since 1980 thanks in part to climate change
Biology
Soils Cannot Lock Away Black Carbon
Charcoal and other forms of black carbon do not, as previously thought, stay where they are buried
