Environment
The Worst Climate Pollution Is Carbon Dioxide
CO2 outranks soot, methane and even hydrofluorocarbons in terms of long-term global warming
Stories by Gayathri Vaidyanathan
Environment
Combing the Atmosphere with Lasers to Measure Global Warming Pollution
Scientists prepare an inexpensive, accurate tool to track greenhouse gas concentrations
Environment
Irreversible Climate Change Would Result from Continued Inaction
A pending U.N. report notes that a lack of fast action to combat global warming will lead to severe impacts
Environment
Natural Gas Offers Little Benefit in Fight against Global Warming
Natural gas's impact as a bridge fuel to a cleaner energy future has been oversold, new research suggests
Environment
The Biggest Methane Leak in America Is in New Mexico
Projects to harvest natural gas from a coal mine in the Four Corners region is spewing the potent greenhouse gas
Environment
Mystery of Ocean Heat Deepens as Climate Changes
Better measurements deepen the mystery of global warming heat stored in the oceans
Environment
Leaky Gas Makes for Top 10 U.S. Carbon Polluters
When it comes to spewing methane, big oil companies and little wildcatters both make the list for biggest contributors to global warming
Environment
Global Warming Fired Up Heat Waves in 2013
Scientists find a link between increasing greenhouse gas emissions and deadly hot spells but drought and downpours proved more complicated
Environment
World May Blow Through Global Warming Pollution Limit in 30 Years
To avoid more than two degrees Celsius of global warming, CO2 pollution would have to stop growing soon
Environment
People Mostly to Blame for Recent Glacier Melt
Scientists attribute two-thirds of the meltdown of glaciers to human causes
Climate Change
Abrupt Climate Shifts in the Past Offer Warning for Future
Researchers have traced ancient tipping points that could presage what to expect under the current global warming
Environment
How to Determine the Scientific Consensus on Global Warming
An academic feud swirls around how best or even whether to express the scientific consensus around climate change
Environment
Leaky Methane Makes Natural Gas Bad for Global Warming
If leaks continue at present rates, natural gas may not help combat climate change
Environment
Big Waves in Jet Stream Mean Extreme Weather
Scientists pinpoint drivers of heat waves, droughts and flooding in a new study
Environment
Epic Drought in California Unlikely to Ease
Climate patterns do not look like they will end the West Coast drought
Environment
How Does Air Pollution Affect Clouds?
The answer could help clarify how warm climate change might get
Environment
Obama Climate Rules Not Enough to Fight Global Warming
Climate change experts want more certain actions than are called for in the new proposed rule to cut carbon dioxide from power plants
Health
Bed Nets and Other Treatments Trump Climate Change for Malaria
While climate change may increase the occurrence of malaria, the effect can be almost completely offset by adopting control strategies
Environment
Warmer Nights Threaten India's Rice Production
Climate change has made nights warmer in India over the past decade, an ominous sign for the nation's vital rice crop
Environment
Getting the Bugs Out to Produce New Fuel
Scientists attempt to harness the power of microbes to produce electricity and fuels
