While plants in temperate zones may benefit from higher temperatures, global warming’s impact in the tropics threatens catastrophe for food security The positive consequences of climate change may not be so positive. Although plants in the colder regions are expected to thrive as average global temperatures rise, even this benefit

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Forests may be the green investment with the richest returns for humankind, according to new research. While one study outlines the ways in which forests provide food, fuel, shelter and a safety net for more than a billion humans, a separate one confirms that

Drought will expose western states to extreme temperatures that could seriously affect electricity generation By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Climate change could mean that things get really tough for people in the US west in the second half of this century, according to new research. Higher temperatures and increased