Articles in 2010

A recent warming trend is thought to have lessened the severity of last winter's cold snap in Europe.

Water vapour will remain the planet's chief warming agent, even if atmospheric CO₂ doubles.

Gauging the health benefits of cutting cooling aerosols remains a challenge.

As temperatures rise, southern populations of previously static species may shift.

A study of anticipated shifts in the human population points to an opportunity for emissions reduction.

A more acidic Southern Ocean spells trouble for a key food-source, krill.

Adaptation measures can help avoid crop failure from climate change in the coming decades, but which approaches will reap the greatest reward?

Next spring will bring a much-awaited and exciting new addition to the family of Nature journals. The newest of Nature's research journals, Nature Climate Change will dedicate its coverage to one of the greatest challenges for science and society.

In 2002, the world's governments agreed to significantly slow the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Time is almost up, and by most accounts they've failed. Now that climate change is emerging as one of biodiversity's greatest threats, scientists are proposing new ways to tackle the crisis. Hannah Hoag reports.

In his new book, environmentalist Bill McKibben says we must abandon the notion that economic growth and environmental sustainability are compatible — only then can we prevent a climate catastrophe. Interview by Christine Woodside.

Like any human endeavour, geoengineering carries hefty doses of uncertainty, doubt and fear.

Has the IPCC underestimated the risk of sea level rise?