Articles in 2011

The Arctic is unlikely to experience sudden loss of sea ice during the twenty-first century.

Climate change will substantially decrease the duration and thickness of wintertime ice cover on many North American lakes.

High temperatures in summer counteract the benefits of a warmer spring for growing cod.

Vulnerability due to climate change may depend more on socio-economic and institutional factors than on geography.

Human migration from areas impacted by climate change is determined by a complex array of socio-economic factors.

A study looks at how cessation of aerosol and greenhouse gas emissions would affect climate over the long term.

A warmer climate may not yield disaster for maize, one of the world's most important commodities.

Continued warming of the Indian Ocean could lessen rainfall over east Africa.

Research suggests that reduced snowfall and high surface reflectance contributed to record loss of ice from Greenland in 2010.

Crop yields in western France and across much of southeastern Europe will see a significant drop by 2050, unless adaptation measures are adopted.

When on holiday, even the most ardent environmentalist may trade low-carbon living for fun.

International cooperation on technological development might be a crucial part of the much-needed breakthrough in tackling climate change.

Climate change can cause vegetation to move up- or down-slope depending on water availability.

Accurately estimating the Sun's energy output is vital for attributing climate change correctly. Improved measurements have now been obtained from a space-based instrument.

The windy city may be hot and humid by the end of this century with heatwaves posing a significant health risk.

Evidence of social upheaval and other adverse effects of climate variability in Europe over the past 2,500 years should give pause to people reluctant to mitigate climate change.

Mountains have been posited as a last refuge for species escaping the impacts of a warming climate, but they will have their own casualties, shows a study.

Large-scale deployment of wind, water and solar power could decarbonize our energy system by 2050, academics say.

Accurate reporting of sea-level rise is a welcome success story at the sometimes fraught interface of climate science and mass media.

Rising temperatures may be to blame for the disappearance of a mountain-dwelling mammal.