Environment
Nepalis Adapt to Changing Climate
A new survey aims to reveal how people living at the "third pole" are changing in response to global warming
Stories by DailyClimate.org
Biology
U.S. Effort on Ocean Acidification Needs Focus on Human Impacts
A new report urges that federal efforts to combat rising ocean acidity must focus on effects on people and the economy
Environment
Warmer Winters Threaten Smaller Ski Areas
Big ski resorts have the resources to adapt to global warming but smaller hills may be wiped off the map as New England's winters change
Environment
How the IPCC Underestimated Climate Change
Here are just eight examples of where the IPCC missed predictions
Environment
Climate Science Predictions Prove Too Conservative
Checking 20 years worth of projections shows that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has consistently underestimated the pace and impacts of global warming
Environment
Colombia's Cloud Forests Imperiled by Climate Change, Development
High in the Andes and finally open to scientists after years of conflict, Colombia's cloud forests host rich biodiversity, which is being lost before its even documented
Environment
South American Cities Face Flood Risk Due to Andes Meltdown
High above sea level the mountains regulate water supply for millions in Colombia's cities, but natural flood control works are failing
Environment
Dryland Farmers Work Wonders without Water in U.S. West
A generation of extremely efficient farmers increasingly sees irrigation as a nonviable alternative while mulling over a switch from water-intense cotton and wheat to rain-fed sorghum and grains...
Environment
NOAA Overflight Captures a Changed East Coast
Pictures taken from a plane reveal a coastline ravaged by Superstorm Sandy
Environment
For Women in Climate Sciences, a Struggle to Find a Voice
Beset by subtle biases, women are struggling to find their place in academia, with consequences for all of us
Environment
Patagonian Glaciers Melting in a Hurry
A new study finds that ice fields in southern South America are rapidly losing volume even at the highest elevations
Environment
Fire Deficit May Trigger Fiercer Wildfires
As the American West's fire season bursts to a ferocious start, researchers suggest that the increasingly hotter, drier region is beginning to pay back a fire deficit
Environment
Gene Therapy Could Help Corals Survive Climate Change
A microbiologist is harnessing beneficial bacteria to help coral reefs weather pollution, overfishing and climate change
Environment
Earth Likely to Become Increasingly Hostile to Agriculture
Drought frequency is expected to triple in the next 100 years. The resulting variability and stress for farmers could prove regionally disabling without new policy
