Stories by Chelsea Harvey

Mountain glaciers are an important source of freshwater for wildlife and human communities

Earth’s seas are absorbing excess heat 40 percent faster than previous estimates

The uptick came despite significant coal plant closures, pointing to the growing influence of other greenhouse gas sources

From melting Antarctic glaciers to solar geoengineering, here are key climate projects to watch this year

As the Arctic warms, melting glaciers could be an underestimated source of the potent greenhouse gas

Warming temperatures may be causing tundra ponds to evaporate or drain into thawing permafrost

Marine heat waves, drought and heavy rains in 2017 all bore the fingerprints of climate change

The uptick follows several years of relatively flat emissions, underscoring the urgency of climate action

The impacts of global warming will cost the American economy, according to a new federal report

The planet may be more sensitive to warming that previously thought, making climate goals more difficult to meet

The canals of Venice and an ancient Phoenician city are among the historic sites imperiled by sea level rise and coastal erosion

Too much focus is being put on how much carbon can still be emitted to achieve warming goals, experts say 

Research has shown that warming may aide the spread of some infectious diseases

Development and sea level rise are chipping away at the barrier islands that help shield the mainland

Rising polar temperatures may be changing summer weather patterns

Human development patterns can be a larger influence on blazes in some places

Without action, the industry could jeopardize the Paris Agreement’s global climate target

Forest cover losses were the second worst on record, after only 2016, with implications for climate mitigation

Some experts are calling for a cap on CO2 emissions in addition to warming limits

But a new calculation suggests that timeframe provides more room than thought to rein in carbon emissions

With ice loss speeding up, previous sea level rise projections may be too low

Unrestrained warming could reduce yields of the staple crop, as well as many vegetables and legumes

New findings raise public health concerns in poorer nations where rice is a major dietary staple

With interest in such research rising, and the risks uncertain, that conservation needs to start now