Stories by ClimateWire

Greenland's massive ice sheet has melted at a record-setting pace this year--and summer isn't over yet

A new attachment can improve school bus fuel economy by as much as 20 percent

The low-lying islands are struggling to cope with future sea-level rise and what it means for local communities

Climate change may be disrupting the cocoa farms of West Africa

Wastewater can be readily turned back to freshwater, if only cultural concerns can be allayed

Some species will prosper under global warming whereas others may see their habitats shrink further

Electric aircraft are breaking records and beginning to gain aviation industry interest

Global warming--and its impact on plant flowering times--may be a factor in honeybee colony losses

A new analysis shows that there is "virtually no explanation other than climate change" for extreme heat events, including last year's scorching weather in Texas and Oklahoma

The current drought brings into focus India's vulnerabilities to the changes wrought by global warming

New regulations prevent ships from burning highly polluting bunker fuel in American territorial waters

Hot and dry conditions favor pests, such as spider mites, that can destroy crops

Coastal ecosystems store carbon, conserve biodiversity and help protect local economies such as fishing for a nominal cost

Physicist Richard Muller has been convinced by his own analysis of the data that global warming is real and humans are causing it

Types of genetically modified corn could offer modest protection for drought tolerance and might help individual farmers recoup yield losses in drought conditions

The deep rift valley beneath the ice may help speed glacial meltdown

A new study suggests that certain types of the energy-saving lightbulbs can become damaged and then may hurt skin cells

Long-term priorities for research at the South Pole may lead to short-term cutbacks in scientific efforts at both poles

New research notes that in recent years U.S. roadways have taken a beating from the global warming that cars helped cause

With no suspects, the police have dropped the case but cleared staff at the University of East Anglia of suspicion

Many native American tribes have already launched efforts to adapt to global warming

Blending ethanol brewed from corn into gasoline stocks is not bringing down fuel prices, an M.I.T. study finds

Radiation exposure from the Fukushima meltdowns is unlikely to result in many fatal cancer cases

The tamarisk plant has been stealing water from other and increasing fire risk, so its Asian predator has been introduced to control it in Southwest