Mountain glaciers, which are more sensitive to changes in climate than polar ice, have been found to have been receding over the past decade, following research by the United States Geological Survey

Impurities trapped in ancient glacial or polar ice and used by researchers to draw up a picture of past climates can actually migrate considerable distances, providing false data. A team of

Experts have told a conference on climate change that the planning, design and construction industries are risking billions of pounds of potential and avoidable damage if they continue to ignore the

Children in the US suffer lower IQ levels even at acceptable levels of lead in the blood

Let the Bhure Lal Committee decide on what qualifies to be a clean fuel, says the Supreme Court

GHGs raise ocean temperatures

The ice sheets covering the Arctic seas have thinned noticeably over the last seven years, most likely as a result of global warming, said a Norwegian explorer who has just skied alone across the top

Earlier in May, Bianca Jagger helped to launch a "Stop Esso" campaign. She urged consumers to shun Esso's products until its Texas-based parent company, Exxon Mobil, changes its position on global

Skeptics who say global warming can be offset by planting trees have been dealt a blow by new scientific evidence which suggests forests are of very limited use in tackling the problem. The view

Two pieces of new research have found that the US government's probable centrepiece for its climate change proposals, the use of 'carbon sinks', are far less effective than originally thought.