Global warming is an environmental issue that deals with the potential for global climate changes due the increased levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases.
This year's talks come at a low point for global climate diplomacy.
The outcomes of Durban provide a welcome boost for global climate action.
For climate campaigners in the UK, now is the time to make the case that Britain in Europe is a stronger force for global climate justice.
Despite much natural evidence for global climate change, there is likely to be substantial opposition to any drastic measures that affect the economy or people's way of life.
President Obama's fruitless effort in Copenhagen to promote Chicago for the Olympics has provoked discussion over whether he will return there for global climate talks in December.
These storms happen on scales too small for global climate models to capture, though, meaning they can't provide a detailed look at rainfall trends.
It also includes calls for voluntary reductions in emissions that scientists blame for global climate changes and subsidies for new technology to decrease pollution.
[CNN] As residents of Tuvalu cope with a crippling drought, climate campaigners there point out that the countries delivering water aid to the archipelago nation share responsibility for global climate patterns.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are expected to surpass 420 parts per million by volume by the middle of the 21st century, with potentially profound consequences for global climate and agricultural patterns.
But key aspects of the deal that will form a bargaining position for global climate talks in Paris next year were left vague or voluntary, raising questions as to how the aims would be realised.
