EnvironmentNovember 19, 2015
Permafrost Meltdown Raises Risk of Runaway Global Warming
Melting ground could release enough greenhouse gases to trigger catastrophic climate change
Stories by Gayathri Vaidyanathan
EnvironmentNovember 6, 2015
ExxonMobil Denies Lying about Global Warming
A spokesman for the oil giant refuted the basis of the New York Attorney General’s investigation
EnvironmentOctober 19, 2015
Coal Trumps Solar in India
Activists hope for a renewable energy future but dirty coal remains cheapest
EnvironmentOctober 5, 2015
Hurricane Joaquin Helps Fuel Record Rains, Damaging Floods
South Carolina received a record amount of rainfall in just one day
EnvironmentSeptember 11, 2015
Southern Ocean Sinks Carbon
Observations show that the Southern Ocean is still pulling CO2 from the sky, but that may not last forever
EnvironmentAugust 18, 2015
How Much Will Antarctica and Greenland Ice Raise Seas?
Calculating sea level rise from climate change Is a quirky, complex task
EnvironmentAugust 10, 2015
Deadly Typhoon Smashes into China after Damaging Taiwan
Tropical cyclone Soudelor may be a taste of super typhoons to come
EnvironmentAugust 6, 2015
Killer Heat Grows Hotter around the World
Hot enough for you? This is just the beginning
EnvironmentJuly 9, 2015
Volcanoes Cooled Earth in the Past, Constrain Warming from Excess CO2
A study more precisely detailing how volcanoes affected climate in the past sheds light on how much CO2 will change climate
EnvironmentJune 26, 2015
ConocoPhillips Is the Leakiest Gas Company
Efforts to curb waste are growing but have a long way to go
EnvironmentJune 12, 2015
Oxygen May Have Thawed Antarctica in Dinosaur Times
Ancient history shows how to make current climate models more accurate
EnvironmentJune 10, 2015
NASA Pinpoints Earth's Future Hotspots
Big data and climate models help project temperature and rainfall around the world
EnvironmentJune 9, 2015
Climate Scientists Helped Create a Spurious Pause in Global Warming
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may be responsible for confusion about recent global warming
EnvironmentMay 13, 2015
Massive Antarctic Ice Shelf Faces Imminent Risk of Collapse
A collapse of the Larsen C ice shelf would raise global sea levels by several centimeters
EnvironmentMay 12, 2015
Republicans Attempt to Use Mockery to Cut Sound Science
Reducing “silly” spending threatens to undermine research on the planet, climate change, other scientific issues
EnvironmentMay 6, 2015
Thinning Arctic Ice Proves Deadly for Veteran Explorers
The polar region's new normal seems to have contributed to the deaths of two experienced Arctic researchers
EnvironmentApril 28, 2015
Spike in Air Conditioning Spews More Heat-Trapping Gases
Poorer countries drive the increase, which an international treaty aims to restrain
EnvironmentApril 23, 2015
How to Misinterpret Climate Change Research
Research into the cooling impact of aerosols sends climate contrarians into a tailspin
EnvironmentApril 16, 2015
Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Wells Now Top Polluters
The oil and gas industry surges past cows as top U.S. methane emitter
EnvironmentApril 15, 2015
Pacific Current Change Slowed Global Warming
A cooler ocean phase has allowed the waters to absorb more heat
EnvironmentApril 14, 2015
Physicists Battle over the Meaning of "Incontrovertible" in Global Warming Fight
A semantic fight causes American Physical Society to change statement on climate change
EnvironmentMarch 23, 2015
Political Football over Climate Change Rattles Windows of Ivory Tower
Politicians target academics with views that differ from their own on global warming
EnvironmentFebruary 25, 2015
U.N. Climate Science Body Launches Search to Replace a Strong Leader
The resignation of Rajendra Pachauri means the IPCC is looking for a new chairman
EnvironmentFebruary 24, 2015
IPCC Chief Resigns after Sexual Harassment Accusations
Interim chairman takes over as longtime head Rajendra Pachauri faces sexual harassment accusations from several former employees