Scientists draw new connections between climate change and warming oceans
In a new study, researchers suggest if contemporary global carbon emissions continue to rise, the future of many fish species in our oceans could be at risk.
As California burns, many fear the future of extreme fire has arrived
Experts say the state’s increasingly ferocious wildfires are not an aberration – they are the new reality. As the climate shifts, so does fire behavior. Summers are longer and drier. Sometimes the winter rains are meager for years, as in the recent five-year drought.
How record heat wreaked havoc on four continents
Expect more. That’s the verdict of climate scientists to the record-high temperatures this spring and summer in vastly different climate zones.
Extreme global weather is ‘the face of climate change’ says leading scientist
Climate change has long been predicted to increase extreme weather incidents, and scientists are now confident these predictions are coming true.
The sinking state
This is what happens when climate change forces an entire country to seek higher ground.
Q&A: Indonesia Takes Steps to Reduce Emissions – But It’s Not Enough
The World Resources Institute (WRI), in a study on what is required for the country to reduce its emissions as promised in the Paris Agreement, noted that more ambitious actions would be necessary in order to meet the targets – referred to as nationally determined contributions or NDCs.
A running list of how Trump is changing the environment
The Trump administration’s tumultuous presidency has brought a flurry of changes—both realized and anticipated—to U.S. environmental policy. Many of the actions roll back Obama-era policies that aimed to curb climate change and limit environmental pollution, while others threaten to limit federal funding for science and the environment.
Why This U.S. Climate Scientist Is Leaving Trump’s America for France
With the Trump administration spurning efforts to combat global warming, the French government has invited U.S. scientists to bring their climate research to France.
At Last, the Shipping Industry Begins Cleaning Up Its Dirty Fuels
By 2020, the global shipping fleet will be required to slash the noxious emissions from thick, sulfur-laden “bunker” fuel, a move that is expected to sharply reduce air pollution and prevent millions of cases of childhood asthma and other respiratory ailments.