Environment
Can Small Solar Deliver Cheap Light?
Entrepreneurs aim to bring electricity to the world's energy poor without fossil fuels
Stories by Daily Climate
Technology
Fast-Growing Railroads Will Miss Safety System Deadline
U.S. railroads plan to spend to grow but they will still miss a legal deadline to deploy high-tech safety equipment by the end of 2015
Technology
Train Deaths Rise Amid Energy-Driven Rail Transformation
Fatalities reach seven-year high as railroads embark on a record expansion
Biology
Farmers Warned to Watch for Livestock Carcinogens as Drought Continues
A fungus that produces a carcinogen is flourishing in the continuing dry spell across the Midwest, and could pose problems for chickens, cows and pigs
Environment
In Virginia, Encroaching Seas Pit Parking against Preservation
As federal managers adapt to rising sea levels, local officials fear changes to parking rules that could undermine local economies
Environment
Whatever You Call It, Sea Level Rises in Virginia
On the coast, where rising seas threaten military bases, ports, homes and beaches, flooding is on everyone's mind
Environment
Is Climate Change Making Temperatures Too Hot for High School Football?
Scaling back the intensity of football practice due to hot weather was once laughable, but many states are enacting such rules to prevent heat-related deaths
Environment
Coal Exports Boost Train Impacts out West
With Asia's energy demands pulling more U.S. coal to West Coast ports, rail-line communities across Montana fear the effects: More train traffic, health problems, noise and congestion
Environment
Is Global Warming Causing More Home Runs in Baseball?
Over the weekend, a sports broadcaster linked climate change to baseballs carrying farther
Environment
Melting Glaciers Liberate Ancient Microbes
The release of life-forms in cold storage for eons raises new concerns about the impacts of climate change
Environment
A Tour of the New Geopolitics of Global Warming
Climate change is already shaping conflicts around the world--and not for the better
Environment
U.S. Military Forges Ahead with Plans to Combat Climate Change
Climate policy may be a minefield for politicians but the Pentagon sees liabilities from global warming and is both reducing the armed forces greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate impacts...
Environment
In the Andes, Extreme Cold Extracts Bitter Toll
Climate change may also be to blame for three bitter winters that have left more than 400 dead
Environment
Trumpeter Swans Rebound, with an Assist from Global Warming
Hunted to near extinction, the swan is taking advantage of warmer, longer summers to expand its range and numbers
Health
Climate Change Boosts Lethal Hendra Virus
Heavy rains and floods in Australia may have helped the deadly disease cross from bats to humans. And that has doctors concerned about climate change
Environment
Yukon River Dumping More Mercury Thanks to Climate Change
New research shows that the Yukon River delivers more than five tons of mercury per year to the Arctic environment, likely thanks to climate change
Biology
Satellite Data Aids in Predicting Cholera Outbreaks
Measurement of chlorophyll, sea-surface temperature and sea-surface height are being used to track the stubborn waterborne disease's next moves
Environment
Shift in Northern Forests Could Increase Global Warming
Vegetation change underway in boreal forests as a result of climate change creates a feedback loop that prompts more warming, scientists say
Environment
"Energy Star" Cities Make Gains
EPA list of cities with the most energy-efficient buildings shows dramatic growth
Environment
Can the Green Economy Survive in a Policy Vacuum?
The green economy continues to show vitality, business leaders say, despite the near-total collapse of global climate talks, stalemate in Washington, D.C., and polls showing decreased urgency to tackle global warming...
