No one is immune to the impact of climate change, which is fuelling war, hastening natural disasters, causing the extinction of species and threatens to drag societies back into poverty, the most comprehensive study into the phenomenon has warned. To source

New research published today has found that climate change is unlikely to reduce the UK's excess winter death rate as previously thought. The study is published in the journal Nature Climate Change and debunks the widely held view that warmer winters will cut the number of deaths normally seen at the coldest time of year. To source

Melting ice is cooking the planet. Shrinking Arctic sea ice means the ocean is absorbing more energy from the sun, and it's now clear the effect is twice as big as thought – adding significantly to heating from greenhouse gases. To source

Norton’s interactive chart shows which cities get the most pleasant days every year, drawing from NOAA data. Of course, what constitutes “pleasant” weather is subjective, so Norton played it safe. To source

This year on April 22, more than one billion people "acknowledge the amazing planet we call home and take action to protect it." This year Earth Day is looking at "The Face of Climate Change" with a crowdsourced photo mosaic from individuals, organizations and companies across the world. One company that always marks Earth Day is Google. To source

Climate change is reportedly affecting the cultivation of tea in China, with changes in temperatures and rainfall altering not only the taste, aroma, and potential health benefits of the popular beverage but also the lives of farmers who grow tea for a living. To source

But not only does the cold spell not disprove climate change, it may well be that global warming could be making the occasional bout of extreme cold weather in the U.S. even more likely. Right now much of the U.S. is in the grip of a polar vortex, which is pretty much what it sounds like: a whirlwind of extremely cold, extremely dense air that forms near the poles. To source