Extreme weather
- November 13, 2018
- vnikolas
“We have to put a price on carbon,” Columbia University scientist Wallace Broecker, the geoclimatologist who coined the phrase “global warming” in a 1975 study,
- December 18, 2017
- mlevey
For Californians reeling from the deadly fires in Northern California and the Oroville Dam crisis that displaced thousands, the record-breaking precipitation levels last year may
- August 29, 2017
- syadron
Four billion people—more than half the world’s population—face severe water scarcity for drinking, crops, sanitary needs and other uses during part of each year. As
- November 3, 2016
- lchandrasekaran
"Green city planning to create green roofs, green parks and deployment of green assets in places where we are worried about heat effects is necessary,”
- December 23, 2015
- skramer
As the leaves turn gold in southwest Wisconsin each fall, climate scientists from around the world gather there to share their latest findings on the
- December 8, 2015
- kevinstark
A mystery from some 18,000 years ago directly impacts how scientists understand the threat of climate change today. The Earth, shivering though the end of
- February 26, 2015
- raliyev
Glaciers are retreating, lakes are drying up and sea levels are rising faster than expected. Extreme weather is on the rise and predicted to become
- February 10, 2015
- raliyev
Many know climate scientist Wallace Broecker, 81, as the “father of global warming”—but he says he isn’t very fond of the title.
- February 10, 2015
- raliyev
Michigan farmer and livestock producer Nate Robinson has known this for years. Rising food costs impact every person in every country across the globe, diminishing
- February 9, 2015
- raliyev
Climate change critics are pointing to a 15-year period of stable global temperatures to suggest that global warming has stopped.
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