Climate Change
Ancient Forests May Protect Birds from Rising Heat
Old-growth forests tend to have moderate temperatures compared to their surroundings, which could potentially provide heat-sensitive birds a refuge
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Climate Change
Shrinking Mountain Glaciers Are Affecting People Downstream
Many glaciers seem to have already reached a tipping point, after which freshwater runoff will begin to decline
Climate Change
Cleaning Up Air Pollution May Strengthen Global Warming
New research is helping quantify just how big that effect might be
Climate Change
New Climate Censorship Tracker Comes Online
The project has so far assembled 96 entries of federal restrictions or prohibitions on climate science since November 2016
Climate Change
The Good and Bad News about Rising Temperatures
Scientists believe they can better pinpoint how much future warming the world can expect
Climate Change
New Satellite Mission Would Benefit Climate Science and the Energy Industry
The GeoCARB satellite will map the concentrations of key greenhouse gases over the Americas
Climate Change
Christianity Is Not Getting Greener
U.S. Christians’ concerns about the environment have not shifted much in the past two decades
Weather
Humans Did Not Cause the U.S. Cold Snap
A new analysis finds the two-week deep freeze had nothing to do with climate change
Natural Disasters
River Floods Will Threaten Tens of Millions in Next 25 Years
Storms and heavy rainfall events that cause flooding are expected to become more severe
Climate Change
Climate Web Pages Erased and Obscured under Trump
Critics of the new administration see a troubling pattern where information is hidden from the public
Climate Change
2017 Was the Third Hottest Year on Record for the U.S.
Only 2012 and 2016 were warmer than last year
Climate Change
Climate Change May Have Helped Spark Iran’s Protests
One of Iran's biggest economic challenges has been a cycle of extreme droughts that began in the 1990s
Environment
Trump Opens Vast Waters to Offshore Drilling
Areas in the Pacific Ocean, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic Ocean, and much of the Eastern Seaboard are included in the new plan
Climate Change
Erosion May Transform the Arctic Food Chain
Scientists have discovered an unexpected consequence of the shifting polar landscape
Climate Change
States to Revive Climate Panel Disbanded by Trump
The panel was tasked with translating scientific studies into policy actions that states could use to reduce emissions
Climate Change
Scientists Can Now Blame Individual Natural Disasters on Climate Change
Extreme event attribution is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of climate science
Climate Change
Trump Drops Climate Threats from National Security Strategy
The president claimed yesterday that the true danger to U.S. security is not climate change, but regulations
Environment
China Set to Debut the World’s Largest Carbon Market
But the country has limited emissions monitoring and verification capabilities
Climate Change
Global Warming Tied to Hurricane Harvey
Harvey's record rainfall was three times more likely than a storm from the early 1900s
Energy
Wind Turbines May Turn Slower in a Warmer World
Changes in global temperatures could affect air flow around the planet
