MIT researchers develop tool to assess regional risks of climate change, potential impacts on local infrastructure and planning. Climate scientists cannot attribute any single weather event — whether a drought, wildfire or extreme storm — [...]

Can an abundance of sea otters help reverse a principal cause of global warming? Hearty appetite allows kelp forests to thrive and absorb CO2 A new study by two UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest that [...]

Could see a reduction in costs to society of 38 percent through a sharp cut in associated health-care and climate-change costs. Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air [...]

One potential drawback to the idea is the impact of cloud seeding on rainfall in neighbouring regions. They are one of the most destructive forces of nature on Earth, but now environmental scientists are working [...]

Such an experiment would be unusual in the world of climate science Even though it sounds like science fiction, researchers are taking a second look at a controversial idea that uses futuristic ships to shoot [...]

Greenland‘s massive ice sheet has melted at a record-setting pace this year–and summer isn’t over yey Greenland’s massive ice sheet is melting at a record pace this summer. By Aug. 8, this year’s summer melt [...]

WE’RE in the worst drought in the United States since the 1950s, and we’re wasting it. Though the drought has devastated corn crops and disrupted commerce on the Mississippi River, it also represents an opportunity [...]

Unfortunately this unique habitat is the latest victim of government budget cuts. Fabien Cousteau paid a visit to Sylvia Earle and the underwater base in danger of losing its funding, and says that the work [...]

A statistical analysis shows how things really are heating up ARE heatwaves more common than they used to be? That is the question addressed by James Hansen and his colleagues in a paper just published [...]

A more diverse cropping landscape would mean viable farms, healthier diets and a steadier food system. FROM where I sit on the north end of America’s grain belt, I can almost hear the corn popping [...]

This summer, a severe drought and genetically modified crops are delivering a one-two punch to US crops. Across the farm country, years of reliance on Monsanto‘s Roundup Ready corn and soy seeds—engineered for resistance to Monsanto’s Roundup [...]

Coastal ecosystems store carbon, conserve biodiversity and help protect local economies such as fishing for a nominal cost Found along the edges of much of the world’s tropical coastlines, mangroves are absorbing carbon dioxide from [...]