Sustainability
Desert Southwest May Be First U.S. Victim of Climate Change
A 60-year drought that scorched the Southwest during the 12th century may be a harbinger of things to come as greenhouse gases warm the Earth
Stories by Lauren Morello
The Sciences
How Will Clouds Respond to Climate Change?
How well do computer climate models predict the behavior of clouds?
Sustainability
Retreating Mountain Glaciers Pose Freshwater Shortage
Climate's influence on Himalayan glaciers is still a looming concern for many scientists and governments, which worry about how warming will affect the region's water cycle
Sustainability
Ocean Acidification Threatens Global Fisheries
Without emissions cuts, the world's oceans could become 150 percent more acidic by the end of the century, according to a new report
The Sciences
Rapid Sea-Level Rise Threatens Many Coastal Wetlands
The world's coastal wetlands may be more vulnerable to rising seas than scientists had suspected
Sustainability
Caribbean Coral Die-off Worries Scientists
Tropical marine ecosystems face a troubled future in a warming world
Sustainability
Major, Worldwide Damage to Corals Seen This Year
Scientists blame unusually warm ocean temperatures this year for the mass devastation of the world's corals
Sustainability
The Arctic Shifts to a New Climate Pattern in Which "Normal" Becomes Obsolete
According to an international team of climate scientists, warming continues to shrink the snow and ice cover that defines the Arctic, signaling the region's shift
Sustainability
At U.N. Convention, Groups Push for Geoengineering Moratorium
Amid calls for more research, a United Nations convention on biodiversity considers a proposal to ban geoengineering solutions to global warming
Sustainability
Melting Ice Turns 10,000 Walruses into Landlubbers
For the third time in four years, a dearth of sea ice has forced walruses ashore in Alaska
Sustainability
Warming Tropics Could Have Big Impacts on Cold-Blooded Species
Tiny temperature increases in the tropics could have a big impact on cold-blooded insects, lizards and amphibians
Sustainability
U.S. Needs Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
Now that some global warming is a foregone conclusion, the U.S. must develop strategies to adapt argues a new government report
Sustainability
EPA Climate Rules Would Protect Public Health
Public health experts urged Congress to allow EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, citing health risks
Sustainability
Forest Changes in Alaska Reveal Changing Climate
Forest ecologists watch as Alaskan forests struggle with environmental changes brought on by global warming
Sustainability
Higher Temperatures Lessen Plants' Ability to Store CO2
A new study based on NASA satellite data and meteorological data shows that the amount of carbon absorbed by Earth's plants and trees fell in the past decade
Sustainability
Unpredictable Arctic Ice Imperils Pacific Walrus
As the Arctic warms, the icescape on which both walruses and people depend is changing
Sustainability
Will Satellites and Supercomputers Improve Bird Watching?
Combining high-tech tools with a database of bird sightings may help indicate how climate change is affecting bird movement in the U.S.
Sustainability
Cutting Soot Emissions May Slow Climate Change in the Arctic
Cutting the black carbon, or soot, produced by burning fossil fuels, vegetation, dung and other sources could reduce global warming
Sustainability
Phytoplankton Population Drops 40 Percent Since 1950
Researchers find trouble among phytoplankton, the base of the food chain, which has implications for the marine food web and the world's carbon cycle
Sustainability
Arctic Ocean May Have Limited Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide
The melting of sea ice is exposing more ocean waters in the Arctic, but they are showing a limited ability to dispose of CO2, according to a new study
