Environment
Ask the Experts: Is El Niño to Blame for So Much Weird Weather?
Winter heat, pounding rains, tornadoes—a climatologist explains which extremes can be attributed to El Niño and which cannot
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EARTH
Richard Garriott's Cabinet of the Universe, Part 3: Life Begins
Life first began on Earth in a carbon dioxide–rich atmosphere. Plants evolved that can still be found today. But when oxygen started building up, that emergent life got into trouble...
Environment
How Clinton and Blair Talked about Global Warming
Phone call transcripts shine a light on a bygone era of climate politics including the Kyoto Protocol
Environment
Humans Leave a Telltale Residue on Earth
Scientists find a layer of plastics, radiation and soot embedded in the planet's surface, defining a new Anthropocene epoch
Environment
December Heat Boosts 2015 to 2nd Warmest Year in U.S. History
2015 will likely be the hottest year on record globally
Environment
Dangerous Methane Leak Requires Emergency Measures
California’s governor orders new rules to deal with an ongoing massive leak
Environment
Will Republicans Seek to Undermine Paris Agreement?
The politics surrounding the landmark global climate deal are murky in this election year
Environment
5 Facts to Know about the California Methane Leak
It could be months before the gas leak that has forced thousands from their homes in southern California is stopped
Environment
The Most Intriguing Environmental Stories of 2015
A terrible earthquake, massive drought and nuclear power captured the imagination this year
Environment
Polar Bears Must Work Harder on Faster Sea Ice Treadmill
Thinner sea ice is getting pushed farther by Arctic winds, which makes polar bears walk more to stay in the same place, increasing their need for food.
Environment
Carbon Capture May Be Too Expensive to Combat Climate Change
Every credible plan for reducing global warming hinges on carbon-trapping technology playing a major role. That doesn't seem likely
Environment
Southwest's Conifers Face Trial by Climate Change
Using climate models and tree physiological data, researchers forecast a near-complete annihilation of evergreens in the southwest by the year 2100. Christopher Intagliata reports
Environment
What Happened to the Polar Vortex?
The polar vortex has strengthened this year, helping exacerbate current mild weather
The Sciences
Worldwide Hunt Begins for Missing Carbon Minerals
The Deep Carbon Observatory wants the public to help find an estimated 140 new carbon forms
Environment
How Bad of a Greenhouse Gas Is Methane?
The global warming potential of the gaseous fossil fuel may be consistently underestimated
Environment
Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible
COP 21's ambitious goals are a call to overcoming the lack of imagination and entrenched groupthink that keep us from seeing and seizing the opportunities at hand
Environment
Missing Tropical Animals Could Hasten Climate Change
The decline of large animals in the forest impacts the storage of carbon in trees
Environment
Greenland Ice Loss Accelerates 110-Year-Old Record Reveals
Scientists have pieced together a history of Greenland’s ice over the last century
Environment
El Niño Could Ignite Amazon, Drench California
Scientists predict a high risk of forest fires in the Amazon and heavy rains in California during the early months of 2016
Environment
Lettuce Produces More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Bacon Does
A vegetarian diet does not necessarily have a low impact on the environment
