
IPCC Error Correction Moves at Glacial Speed
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change needs to develop a mechanism to correct any errors found in its reports
Lauren Morello works for Nature magazine.

IPCC Error Correction Moves at Glacial Speed
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change needs to develop a mechanism to correct any errors found in its reports

Melting Glaciers Imperil Some--But Not All--Asian Rivers
Increased rainfall in some river basins will blunt the effect of the disappearing snow and ice

Sea Ice Loss Accelerates Arctic Warming
The Arctic has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe thanks in part to melting sea ice, a new study finds

Impacts of Climate Change Extend to Human Health
Climate change is already affecting U.S. and other industrial nations' public health, according to a new government report

"Spring Creep" Favors Invasive Species
Spring is coming earlier, and nature is scrambling to keep up

Inuit Observations Offer New Tool for Climate Change Research
Inuit communities that have long paid close attention to the climate have said Arctic weather patterns are shifting--and scientists say they are right

How to Improve Monitoring of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In order to be sure that agreed emissions reductions are taking place, the U.S. must deploy new monitoring technologies, according to a new report

Could a Rich Man's Experiment Trigger an Ice Age?
A new effort will be launched to craft research restrictions for geoengineering, or large scale efforts to tinker with the planet's climate system

How Can NOAA Help Explain Climate Change?
New administrator and marine biologist Jane Lubchenco hopes to explain what scientists do and do not know via the government agency's new climate service

Methane Leaks off Siberian Coast, Speeding Climate Change
Warmer oceans are thawing methane deposits, adding more of the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere

What Can Past Climate Change Reveal about Human Adaptation?
How did historic climate change shape human evolution?

Do Stolen E-Mails Show Climate Science Malfeasance?
Scientists testify to the U.K. government that, despite "awful e-mails," climate change is unequivocal

Can Corals Adapt to Climate Change and Ocean Acidification?
New research from American Samoa suggests that at least some coral can withstand warmer waters

Oceans Turn More Acidic Than Last 800,000 Years
The question is not whether acidification is happening, but how bad it will get

Plugging Highway Vehicles into the Electric Grid
If enough plug-in electric vehicles communicate with the grid, they could provide cheap storage for excess electricity

Science Academies Unite to Save Oceans
Experts from 70 nations urge CO2 cuts to slow deadly acidification