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How punk rock science explains glacier melt
In the current issue of Rolling Stone, Jeff Goodell has a great report on why Jason Box's radical approach to climate science is changing our understanding of the unprecedented rate of glacier melt in...
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The high cost of climate inaction, continued
Kate Sheppard has a must-read in the latest Mother Jones about the shortsightedness of the US government's policy of paying huge sums in annual disaster relief, while doing almost nothing to prepare...
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Natural Gas: 6 to 12 percent of the methane produced is leaking, study finds
A new study in Geophysical Research Letters finds that on average, 6 to 12 percent of the methane produced is leaking.
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Is methane really a $60 trillion climate crisis?
Chris Mooney at Mother Jones pushes back against recent hype over another methane crisis sparked by a report that suggested methane from warming arctic sea floors could cost the global economy $60...
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Coastal flooding could cost $1 trillion by 2050, as Task Force warns to...
We've long known that sea level rise caused by global warming would threaten communities along the coasts, but a new study puts a startling figure on the potential damage. Meanwhile, the Hurricane...
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Seeing Earth as a beautiful calamity
The New York Times has a stunning feature showing images of Earth and the immense damage caused by man to the land and atmosphere.
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Leaked UN climate report warns of dangerous global warming. Will the world...
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was expected to delivery its fifth Assessment Report (AR5) next month, but over the past weekend, a draft of that report was leaked...
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Have we entered an age of denial? The new Cosmos hopes to change that.
Since 1982, belief in creationism has increased, while the percentage of Americans that understand climate change has decreased. Have we entered an age of denial?
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Bill Nye explains his passion for science, climate education (VIDEO)
In June, Bill Nye sat down with The New York Times to discuss his role as a public advocate for science.
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Chart illustrates global warming from 1880 to today. Will this convince deniers?
Jason Samenow at The Washington Post says, "If you have any doubt the balance of the globe has warmed over the last century, view this chart.
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A closer look at the horrors of ocean acidification
Ocean acidification doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves.
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How climate change contributed to Colorado flood
It has become a familiar pattern. A natural disaster occurs and we can't help but wonder how it may have been influenced by climate change. Here's a look at how the Colorado rains and flood were...
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Humans are warming atmosphere and climate change is irreversible unless we...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its fifth assessment report (AR5), which surely must be one of the most important science documents of all time.
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Get Involved Today - Take Action for the Climate
Americans nationwide are standing up to support the EPA's carbon pollution rules and to take action on climate. Join them!
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Meteorologist breaks down over climate report, vows never to fly again
The IPCC report makes for sobering reading. For one globe-trotting meteorologist, it's lead to a life-altering commitment.
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Climate Departure: When the coldest year is warmer than the warmest year on...
Among scientists who study our planet's climate, the term 'climate departure' has a very specific meaning. It's a scary one...
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An unprecedented Antarctic disaster, unfolding in darkness
The government shutdown is having ruinous consequences for science in Antarctica. The breadth of the problem and the seriousness for climate and environmental research is only beginning to be...
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Scientists in 1932: Carbon Dioxide Heats The Earth
This isn't news to most of us, but it's a good reminder of how uncontroversial basic physics once was and should be.
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Pine beetle impact on carbon balance as important as British Columbia...
That's what researchers at Yale have concluded after studying the impact of animal and insect populations on the carbon cycle, and how current models don't fully take those factors into account.
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Super-Typhoon Haiyan is almost like Katrina and Sandy combined
With sustained winds of 315 kph (195 mph) and gusts as strong as 380 kph (235 mph), Haiyan may be the strongest tropical cyclone to hit land anywhere in recorded history.
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The tipping point in action: twice as much methane released due to seabed...
This photo shows methane on fire as it escapes through the ice above a Siberian Arctic shelf. How does this natural gas affect global warming predictions?
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NASA: “The Arctic is not like Vegas. What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA have released a report on the state of the Arctic over the past year.
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Fungi sequester more carbon than leaf litter
Scientists have long known that fungi are central to forest health, but they are also helping to regulate our climate.
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Thousands of natural gas leaks from pipelines under Washington D.C.
Study documents 5893 leaks of explosive, global warming gas. It gets worse: testing four months after the leaks were reported indicated that 9 were still emitting dangerous levels of the gas.
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Despite cold wave in US, December 2013 was the third hottest December since...
While most people in North-America are having a terribly cold winter, with the 'Polar Vortex' being in the zeitgeist since early January, the planet as a whole is still close to record high temperatures.
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NASA crammed 130 years worth of temperature anomalies in one video
An analysis of global temperatures by NASA scientists has shown that 2013 was the 7th warmest year since 1880 (tied with 2006 and 2009).
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Cold waves used to be more frequent, and now that we're not used to them,...
Explaining a joke might make it less funny, but there's an important point in there.
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Why is it so cold if the Earth is warming? (video)
Dr. Jeff Masters from Weather Underground drops some science on those who think they can conclude that the planet isn't warming because "it's so cold this winter!"
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Glacial Balance documentary shows how distant glaciers impact billions of lives
Glacial Balance, directed by Ethan Steinman, is a new documentary that looks at the impact of climate change on glaciers, and how that affects people and ecosystems from the top of mountain to the...
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Lose weight sooner with the climate change diet
Two options ensure weight loss: eat less or exercise more. According to a new study, we may be eating less sooner than we think.
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