Stories by Climate Central

Airline flights could get longer and emit more CO2 in a warming world

Based on past climate change and ice melt the world's coastlines will be reconfigured

Two maps show Greenland's sudden, rapid meltdown

As enormous peat bogs dry they are more prone to burn, releasing lots of carbon

And certain wells use far more water than others, a possible threat in dry regions

The justices scuttled the agency’s power plant rule to limit mercury emissions but the decision is unlikely to undermine CO2 regulations

Solar and wind rush in to replace fossil fuels

A study links extreme heat waves and cold snaps to changes in the way the atmosphere moves

In recent decades, Alaska has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the U.S.

Check out these amazing weather photos from a NOAA contest

New EPA regulations for heavy duty vehicles could reduce fuel consumption by 24 percent

States see a renewable future in wind farms offshore

Tweets can provide real-time flood maps

A strong El Niño might help ease California's drought

Expansion of oil production from tar sands is incompatible with halting climate change

Total precipitation was the highest in more than 120 years of record-keeping

Obama administration changes could change how you get your electricity

A new study suggests that global warming continues to steadily increase

Will there be more of this kind of heat wave that left at least 2,000 people dead?

Tomorrow's climate may not be your cup of tea

Scientists say the current drought will cost big in lost crops

Fossil fuel burning means heat and CO2, and more heat is trapped by the latter

Global warming may bring a huge reorganization to the world's ocean life

The climate event can raise sea level from Washington to California by up to eight inches