Stories by ClimateWire

Biologists are studying whether genes could be switched on and off in plants depending on climatic conditions

Multiple state legislatures are considering bills that would allow climate change denial to be taught in public schools

Overgrazing has been a major cause of the creeping advance of deserts worldwide, but new management techniques might make livestock part of the solution

The effects of climate change on the food supply exacerbated the underlying tensions that have led to ongoing Middle East instability

Dust from far abroad—with help from skyborne bacteria—helps determine how much rain and snow fall in the western U.S.

A new report from Citigroup argues that solar panel installations will surpass expectations as its cost falls below that of the most expensive gas-fired power plants

Agriculture remains the largest contributor but industry and transportation are growing fast

A priest strikes sparks among faithful using climate change

The United Nations' commitment to sustainable energy access could help prevent excess greenhouse gas emissions

The butterflies rely on the thaw of spring to tell them when to begin the long journey back north but global warming may disrupt the timing

Can the innovative car company survive long enough to profit from a growing market for electric vehicles?

Efforts to use biomass rather than burning it in the fields could help ease China's energy needs, displacing coal and cutting air pollution

Teasing out the links—or lack thereof—between extreme weather events from droughts to storms has proved difficult for scientists

At a U.S. Senate hearing, scientists warned that New Orleans, Florida and other places will be radically transformed if global warming is allowed to continue unabated

If Congress fails to act soon, Obama threatened to use his executive authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions

Previous estimates of how fast greenhouse gases get to the atmosphere from melting permafrost underestimated the work of soil bacteria

With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require action

A single-celled organism may move north with warmer waters and help reduce beach erosion

New rules on power plants, methane curbs and energy efficiency measures could help meet U.S. target for emission reductions

While natural gas provides an option to cut carbon emissions from power generation, the leaks and flaring of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—in its production could undermine the benefits

Can China clean the air by switching to cleaner forms of energy?

Human health challenges as a result of global warming range from injuries after more intense storms to toxic algal blooms

An analysis of influenza patterns show that warmer-than-average winters coincided with more severe outbreaks, bad news for a warming world

Coastal communities in the Arctic have spent decades trying to relocate to escape the impacts of global warming