
Ocean Oil Slick Map Reveals Enough Greasy Patches to Cover France—Twice
An algorithm-aided analysis of satellite images reveals the size, distribution and sources of oil slicks at sea
An algorithm-aided analysis of satellite images reveals the size, distribution and sources of oil slicks at sea
Reviving peatlands in the San Joaquin River Delta could prevent levee failure and lock away carbon
Event attribution is one of the fastest developing areas of climate science since it began 20 years ago
NOAA’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Index finds that greenhouse gases trapped nearly 50 percent more heat last year than they did in 1990
A recent study puts a number to how much our consumption imperils threatened species
A weeks-long heat wave in India and Pakistan was 30 times more likely because of human-caused warming
A new wave of attribution research links the economic cost of weather events to climate change
Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed in Durban after torrential rains unleashed flooding
Without the cooling effect of aerosols, warmer oceans have provided more fuel to storms
The long-suspected link could provide a way to track emissions from burning natural gas
La Niña, climate change and an increasing human presence are all raising wildfire risks
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
And other new technology could detect carbon monoxide emitted just when flames start
A modeling study is the first to project how global warming will increase animal encounters and virus swapping between species
If greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, temperature spikes could bring the first such mass extinction in 250 million years
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
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
For the first time, the report includes a chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation
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