A New Ice Age Was Beginning. Then Humans Started Burning Fossil Fuels
“After the ice cap retreated, mosses eventually colonized this newly exposed land,” says Nicolás Young, a paleoclimatologist at…
Doomsday Glacier melting twice as fast as previously thought
The collapse of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is already a major concern as the world continues to warm, but…
Earth’s Poles Have Dramatically Shifted 4 Times
Earth’s North and South poles haven’t merely drifted—they’ve apparently taken four significant road trips. A new study…
Local sea level, water temps hit record highs, Scripps scientists say
Climatologists, oceanographers and meteorologists gathered at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla this month, just steps from…
‘Incredible’: bleached corals thrive within days when touching healthy neighbour
This video shows a bleached coral fragment brought back to health within weeks through fusion with a vibrant…
Behind Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gavin Newsom’s Long Beach meeting
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom patted themselves on the back Wednesday as they celebrated California’s…
EPA rollbacks could shift pollution costs to NC families, report says :: WRAL.com
North Carolina families could face longer exposure to contaminated drinking water and power plant pollution as President Donald…
Gold Coast needs room to grow but climate risks could change where people live
Almost 60 years ago, nature forced some hard decisions on the Gold Coast. A series of storms pummelled…
Penguin poop could be accelerating Antarctic decline: Study
Crappy feet. While humans might be mostly to blame for Antarctica’s snow melt, scientists are pointing to another…
Charting how ‘green madness’ means Californians pay more
California boasts some of the highest retail electricity rates in the country, second only to Hawaii, despite being…
Denver expands compost program to allow more types of waste
Denver residents can now send less waste to the landfill, as the city expands the materials its curbside…
Nepal to drain four glacial lakes after deadly flooding disaster
Nepal will kick off a high-stakes effort to drain four glacial lakes perched high in the mountains, as…