
A Major Ocean Current Is at Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years
Natural variations are currently the main cause, but climate change should continue to cause it to slow down
Natural variations are currently the main cause, but climate change should continue to cause it to slow down
Governor Tom Wolf announced last week that his administration had finalized a regulation to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
A “new peak of air pollution” every August exposes as many as 130 million people to harmful chemicals
As the world warms, many animals are getting smaller. For birds, new research shows what they have upstairs may just make a different in how much smaller they get.
The president is issuing an executive order requiring the federal government to catalog the nation’s biggest trees
Achieving the 30x30 goal, as it is known, requires much more than declaring more national parks
Tropical regions show the greatest risk for insect declines
In February sea ice dropped below two million square kilometers for the first time on record
European policy makers are considering easing environmental protection measures to allow for increased crop production
Many communities are unprepared for storms that have been getting worse in part because of climate change
The model suggests that a shift in weather patterns in southern Africa might have contributed to the rise of Homo sapiens
The storms produced significantly more rainfall than they would have without global warming
The report says lawsuits filed against governments and fossil fuel companies have the potential to influence climate policy
A growing international movement called Scientist Rebellion calls on world leaders to end the burning of fossil fuels
An initiative called Destination Earth will draw on environmental, socioeconomic and satellite data to gauge the impact of different climate policies
Think of the process as a kind of marine fecal transplant—except the restorative bacteria do not come from stool; they come from other corals.
For the first time, the report includes a chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation
Sustained emissions reductions and the rapidly dropping costs of renewables were some positive notes in the latest IPCC installment
To tackle the climate crisis, artificial intelligence is becoming more open and democratic
But if the world relies too heavily on this strategy, it could risk overshooting targets to limit warming
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