Stories by John Fialka

How to incorporate solar and wind while keeping the electricity grid stable is a key question

European and Canadian orbiters can work together to catch wayward emissions

Small, low-cost satellites may vastly improve future predictions of weather and climate change

Two experiments have sparked an international debate over geoengineering

Storms could inflict much larger losses as coastal communities grow rapidly

Scientists are examining whether tiny particles drifting over the U.S. from Asia are shading North America

Observers warn it could be one of the most infamous storms in Atlantic hurricane history

EPA helps supermarkets switch to refrigerants that save money and lessen global warming

The Colorado city will rely on solar energy, a king-sized lithium-ion battery, and energy efficiency schemes

 Studies show that if geoengineering works, it will be imperfect

Researchers hope to find a way to more accurately forecast wind strength

Industry is working on new aircraft fuels that reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Perovskite technology could disrupt the world's solar market, currently dominated by China

The wavelike patterns are caused by the Earth's rotation, and can have strong effects on local weather

The world needs a way to verify that nations have made their promised carbon cuts in order to make the Paris agreement effective

Between 2008 and 2013, China's solar-electric panel industry dropped world prices by 80 percent

Nations from all regions reported to the International Energy Agency for the first time that their markets for solar-generated electricity were growing

High-voltage, direct-current lines could become the backbone of a U.S. supergrid

Tests show that technology can control methane emissions

Tracking “ethane” shows that North Dakota is spewing gases big time

More than 18,000 lithium ion battery packs would replace a gas-fired power plant used to meet peak demand

Even though China has a non-market economy, it has learned from mistakes in Europe and California