Stories by Elizabeth Harball

A U.S. government-backed guide for land managers says global warming requires a fundamental shift in conservation

The mountain pine beetle overall devastates ecosystems, affecting about 3.4 million acres of forest in Colorado since the outbreak started in 1996

Trees shift range very slowly without an assist from human intervention

The rapid, unplanned experiment of global warming is pushing some animals to the brink

A demonstration project received approval from the federal government, though Europe is still likely to see the technology first

Despite partisan bickering in the federal government, the local utility is busy preparing to protect lawmakers from future sea level rise

More than 100 times the amount of water extracted from ground aquifers waits near shore but may prove difficult or damaging to extract

Large plantations might pull CO2 out of the air

Heat waves will become more common as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, according to a new study

Despite slower temperature shifts in ocean waters, ocean life from plankton to fish have begun moving in response to global warming

A rapid increase in inter-cloud lightning may prove a harbinger of an imminent twister

The development of complex tools and even art may have been spurred by shifts in weather

Large-scale, upper-level atmospheric disturbances could be used in forecast models to better predict the initiation of storms

The record-setting melt of Arctic sea ice helped set the stage for Hurricane Sandy according to scientists

Multiple state legislatures are considering bills that would allow climate change denial to be taught in public schools

A priest strikes sparks among faithful using climate change

Coastal communities in the Arctic have spent decades trying to relocate to escape the impacts of global warming

Underground water supplies are being pumped at an unsustainable rate thanks to corn ethanol

Chicago produces more of its own food, thanks to an abundance of backyard gardens