Global warming
Thawing Permafrost Linked to Spike in Arctic Landslides
The landslides have released greenhouse gases by thawing and exposing organic materials that then rot.
Earth Hour 2019: Why You Should Turn Your Lights Off
The occasion comes after the UN warned humanity has 12 years to prevent global temperatures from rising 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, causing catastrophic weather events.
Which Will Melt First—GOP Climate Denial or Ice Caps?
"Republicans don't have to be the party of fossil fools."
Vast Network of Lakes Discovered Beneath Antarctica
Australian scientists find a huge amount of water held in subglacial lakes near the ocean.
Buttigieg: Time for Green New Deal 'Was Yesterday'
"If we don't act aggressively and immediately on climate, it's not going to be a pretty picture," Mayor Pete Buttigieg warned.
Students Launch Global Climate Change Strike
The demonstrations, which starkly illustrated students' frustrations with adult apathy, pushed an unsettling message: Save our planet, save our futures.
A Climate Change Scientist Answers Common Questions
From the single best thing you can do to help the climate, to how long the planet is going to last.
Ice Ages 'Caused by Collision of Earth's Continents'
The collision triggers a chemical reaction that causes carbon dioxide to be sucked from the atmosphere.
Methane Levels Surge, Scientists Puzzled as to Why
If growth continues, it could negate or reverse any gains made by reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
World Wildlife Day 2019: 15 Biggest Threats to Oceans
Oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface and make up more than 99 percent of the planet's livable habitat.
Climate Change Has Made Us the Frog Being Slowly Boiled
A study of more than 2 billion tweets reveals how quick people are to normalize extreme weather.
Jay Inslee Considers White House Run on Climate Change
"If I do run, here's what my message is: You have to choose the nation's destiny. We cannot make that wrong choice once again. We're the last generation."
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Could Make Clouds Vanish
Stratocumulus clouds became unstable as CO2 concentrations increased, simulations reveal.
CO2 Emissions at Level Unseen for 55 Million Years
Scientists warn that human emissions could reach a level not seen for 55 million years by the 22nd century.
Polar Bear 'Invasion' Is a Symptom of Climate Change
Most wild animals are averse to being so close to humans, so their incursions into our lives shows how desperate they are getting.
Global Warming Pioneer Wallace Smith Broecker Dies
Broecker once said that by burning fossil fuels, we are "playing with an angry beast."
'Aggressive' Polar Bears Stage 'Mass Invasion' of Town
"People are scared, they are afraid to leave their homes," a local official said.
Bernie Sanders: Why Won't Trump Address Climate Change?
"How can a president of the United States give a State of the Union speech and not mention climate change?" asked Senator Bernie Sanders.
Fox News: Left Changed Global Warming to Climate Change
"First it was global warming, then it was climate change, now maybe extreme weather?" Fox correspondent Ed Henry said.
Plants and Soil Reaching Limit of CO2 Absorption
"This study further confirms what we have long feared. Climate change impacts like drought are already eroding the natural sinks for carbon around the world," commented one expert.
Here's Why You Shouldn't Confuse Climate and Weather
Many people around the world conflate "weather" and "climate."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Dismisses AOC's Climate Warning
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent doomsday warning was rejected by the White House press secretary.
Trump Ridicules 'Global Warming' Amid Winter Storms
In an attempt to be either funny or ironic, President Donald Trump started his Sunday by launching into several Twitter rants, including a thinly veiled, recycled punchline directed at the scientific community that compared a massive U.S. cold front and "Global Warming."
Antarctica Losing Six Times More Ice Yearly Than 1979
Antarctica contains enough water to raise global sea levels by 190 feet, according to NASA.
90% of These Green Turtles Could Be Born Female by 2100
Warming waters around the world are turning turtles female on a massive scale.
Climate Change An 'Existential Threat,' Maldives Warns
"We are not going to become the first victims of the climate crisis," Mohamed Nasheed told the international conference. "Climate change is a national security issue for us."
East Antartica Glaciers Melting at 'Systematic' Rate
Professor David Holland of NYU told Newsweek that the melting "could have a major impact on global sea-level rise over this century and beyond if this loss of East Antarctic ice continues at the present rate."
White House Sends Coal Lobbyists to Climate Change Meet
The pro-fossil fuel U.S. event will take place as world leaders work to cap emissions and prevent "catastrophic" global warming.
Climate Change Already Costing U.S. $500 Billion a Year
In the past few weeks, three significant reports on climate change have been published. But they all underestimate the risks of runaway catastrophic climate change.
Trump Is Leading America Down a CO2 Highway to Disaster
It is up to us demand our leaders listen to their own scientific agencies and move to save us, and our children, from climate catastrophe. Now is our moment.