Stories by Kavya Balaraman

If countries don't reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, rainfall patterns over the Nile could change drastically

The country’s coal plants are being shelved at a swift pace

It could pose a risk coastal communities already vulnerable to sea level rise

Kansas is first for increasing its share of renewable energy in electricity and North Dakota leads in wind energy per capita

 If conservation efforts pay off, whales could help islands meet their emissions reductions

The combination of a wet year followed by a dry one creates the perfect conditions for nitrate to leach into groundwater

Warmer conditions birth more females, whereas cooler ones produce males

Physicians are noticing an influx of patients whose illnesses are directly or indirectly related to global warming

Researchers are developing a practical method to convert water and sunshine into fuel

The discovery will help scientists better understand how the Greenland ice sheet is melting

Scientists want to give the farming community better information about which crop strains are better suited to changing weather and soil conditions

Coral reefs, kelp forests and other ocean ecosystems may be more resilient than we think

New research suggests that as weather patterns changed some 30,000 years ago in Australia, megafauna went extinct

Future harvests of wheat, soybeans and corn could drop by 22 to 49 percent, mostly due to water stress

Domoic acid, occasionally found in shellfish, is a serious health risk and researchers have linked its presence with climatic phenomena

Migratory birds might soon find that they are unable to find the best food stopovers along their route

Studying this iridescent material in mollusk shells may give scientist a more accurate way to track historical ocean temps

Mosquito-borne diseases like Zika can be extremely sensitive to climatic changes

Scientists are testing out a drone that could better map sea ice on a daily basis, and follow polar bear movements

Skate fish off Canadian coast use epigenetics to survive in warmer water

Sewer systems in many cities, stressed by age and growing populations, will spew more raw refuse into the streets during heavy rains