The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the…
A Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Just Broke Off Greenland
Petermann Glacier has shed a rare, Manhattan-sized Arctic ice island that researchers had watched develop for years. Credit:…
Global Warming Has Kicked Into Overdrive, Scientists Warn
It’s been a particularly apocalyptic summer. Relentless, record-shattering heatwaves, untamable wildfires, and deadly floods are just some of…
Climate change heats Mediterranean Sea, threatening biodiversity
ROME (AP) — The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more. Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by…
Unwritten Social Rules, Not Government Oversight, Help Keep Forest Land Sustainable
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Swidden agriculture — often called “slash-and-burn” — has been practiced on every inhabited…
NOAA Raises Odds of a Historic ‘Super’ El Niño
El Niño, declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just one month ago, is strengthening at…
Why Mars May Remain Uninhabitable for Centuries
Realistic image of a completely terraformed Mars. Credit: Daein Ballard Making Mars Earthlike is not impossible in principle,…
Ancient Gulf Stream Shift During Younger Dryas Offers Stark Warning for Future Climate Change
Around 13,000 years ago, as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age, much…
El Nino has formed in the Pacific and could set records, forecasters say
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is…
A Hidden Arctic Ocean Crisis Is Unfolding Beneath the Melting Ice
The polar research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon in Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean. Credit: Lawrence Hislop/Norwegian Polar Institute Scientists…
Leading Climate Scientist Rebuts “Factually Incorrect” US Government Climate Claims
Climate scientists are pushing back against a controversial government report they say misrepresented key evidence about global warming.…
Beavers Turn Rivers Into Powerful Carbon Sinks, Study Finds
Beavers are emerging as unlikely climate champions after scientists discovered their dams and wetlands can trap huge amounts…