Stories by ClimateWire

Greenhouse gas emissions from the world's most polluting corporations continued to swell according to a new survey

Study suggests drilling for these fossil fuels is helping melt the arctic

A new study finds they are not so much skeptics of climate change as they are about the rules that may come with them and how they might harm their business.

Backup generators and islanded mini-grids helped some parts of New York City keep the lights on after Hurricane Sandy

Tropical diseases have begun appearing in Europe anew, raising concerns about donated blood

Residents of Micronesia and others are relocating to Hawaii or the mainland U.S. as the atoll nations disappear

Global warming played a role in half of 2012's litany of extreme weather events, from heat waves to storm surges

To save low-lying homelands from inundation, island leaders issued a declaration to promote clean energy and cut CO2 emissions

Are warmer temperatures in the far north affecting the jet stream?

A new study finds that many crop pests and pathogens are spreading, thanks to changing weather

Large plantations might pull CO2 out of the air

Installations of wind and solar projects is expected to increase

A better understanding of aerosols, like those from wildfires in the West, will improve climate projections

The fall in ocean levels between 2010 and 2011 means the missing water had to go somewhere—and somewhere turns out to be Australia

A devastating fire followed by damaging waters

The new discovery could finally enable cheap cellulosic biofuels

Heat waves will become more common as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, according to a new study

Once shrouded in coal dust, Datong just finished hosting Asia's first solar decathlon

Reducing emissions of these other pollutants might not slow global warming as much as previously thought

The delays in replacements for monitoring missions may open up holes in climate data

The forecast from NOAA calls for three to five major hurricanes

At least 70 percent more calories would be available if farmers shifted from growing crops for feed and fuels to food production

A new study reveals that Utah's lax laws have led to large leaks of natural gas

Despite slower temperature shifts in ocean waters, ocean life from plankton to fish have begun moving in response to global warming