Stories by Daily Climate

Entrepreneurs aim to bring electricity to the world's energy poor without fossil fuels

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

Fatalities reach seven-year high as railroads embark on a record expansion

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

As federal managers adapt to rising sea levels, local officials fear changes to parking rules that could undermine local economies

On the coast, where rising seas threaten military bases, ports, homes and beaches, flooding is on everyone's mind

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

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

Over the weekend, a sports broadcaster linked climate change to baseballs carrying farther

The release of life-forms in cold storage for eons raises new concerns about the impacts of climate change

Climate change is already shaping conflicts around the world--and not for the better

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

Climate change may also be to blame for three bitter winters that have left more than 400 dead

Hunted to near extinction, the swan is taking advantage of warmer, longer summers to expand its range and numbers

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

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

Measurement of chlorophyll, sea-surface temperature and sea-surface height are being used to track the stubborn waterborne disease's next moves

Vegetation change underway in boreal forests as a result of climate change creates a feedback loop that prompts more warming, scientists say

EPA list of cities with the most energy-efficient buildings shows dramatic growth

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