Stories by ClimateWire

Clouds are important in understanding how the atmosphere behaves. They reflect sunlight back into space, trap heat and carry moisture, all of which can have contradictory impacts

The ocean acidification caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will disrupt marine ecosystems

By cutting down on steel and other heavy materials, vehicles can be made lighter, boosting energy efficiency

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles remain rare but could find an ally in newly abundant and cheap natural gas

Clean-car mass production has struggled in China both due to faults with the vehicles and the government incentives designed to promote them

Despite the prospect of less reliance on oil, electric vehicles are not proving popular with the car-buying public

Countries such as China and India have a large and growing hunger for oil and gas

New cars and trucks could improve fuel efficiency by 50 percent if existing technologies such as hybrids are adopted

The world faces a growing number of challenges surrounding water, from freshwater supply to flooding

Higher temperatures and less rainfall suggest that the region's trees face an uncertain future

The subcontinental nation may contend with China as the world's largest coal-burner, with attendant climate change impacts

Heat waves exacerbated by climate change may be helping kick up the dust responsible for the fungal disease in humans

The rivers that billions of Asians rely on to survive may not be dramatically affected by the meltdown of glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau, according to a new report

For the second year, the pest has ravaged less of forests in the western U.S., thanks to dwindling numbers of the trees it feeds on

The impact of sea-level rise as a result of global warming will be seen on coastlines around the world over the next several decades and centuries, affecting at least half the world's people

Capturing or burning the methane escaping from coal mines around the world would help slow climate change--and improve safety

As the Amazon rainforest disappears, rainfall falters over a much wider area

A new survey of 60,000 power plants worldwide reveals that polluting fossil fuels remain the norm

The federal government is cutting back on its ability to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, and scientists are crying foul

China is investing in the technology in the hopes of garnering emissions reductions and exports

The goal is to repurpose greenhouse gas pollution and make money

A sustainable, energy-producing toilet for developing countries has meant a flood of phone calls--and an investment from Bill Gates

The Forest Service will suspend its long-standing policy of letting small fires burn themselves out, at least in the short term

Can't unload those muffin stumps? In a biorefinery effort, Chinese researchers show how stale baked goods can be recycled to create ethanol, soap and detergent