Environment
How the "Global Cooling" Story Came to Be
Nine paragraphs written for Newsweek in 1975 continue to trump 40 years of climate science. It is a record that has its author amazed
Stories by Doug Struck
Environment
High-Altitude Ice Reveals a Climate on the Rocks
Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson has spent a career unlocking climate secrets frozen at the top of the world's highest mountain ranges
Environment
Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Falling into the Climate Gap
Poor communities, such as East Boston, are on the front lines of the environmental disruptions expected as a result of global warming
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
Biology
Warming Waters Exacerbate Dwindling New England Fisheries
Curbs on fishing may not be enough to help fish populations deal with the changes wrought by global warming
Environment
Forests Transition as New England Warms
In the denuded branches of New England oaks and hemlocks scientists see a fingerprint of climate change--and a pattern of things to come
Environment
Cap-and-Trade Program Creates Green Jobs
The cap-and-trade program created by 11 Northeastern states has begun to deliver revenues that are being used to pay the salaries of new "green collar" workers
