Climate

Animals

Climate change may have made the Arctic deadlier for baby shorebirds

What were once relatively safe havens in the Arctic are now feasting sites for predators of baby birds.

Paleontology

‘End of the Megafauna’ examines why so many giant Ice Age animals went extinct

‘End of the Megafauna’ ponders the mystery of what killed off so many of Earth’s big animals over the last 50,000 years.

Climate

‘18 Miles’ is full of interesting tales about Earth’s atmosphere

The new book ‘18 Miles’ takes readers on a journey through the atmosphere and the history of understanding climate and weather.

Climate

Hurricane Willa breaks an eastern and central Pacific storm season record

The combined might of eastern and central Pacific hurricanes produced a record-breaking year of storm energy.

Climate

More tornadoes are popping up east of the Mississippi

Tornadoes are becoming slightly less frequent in Tornado Alley, while more are touching down farther east in the United States, a study suggests.

Archaeology

The water system that helped Angkor rise may have also brought its fall

A complex water system magnified flooding’s disruption of the medieval Cambodian city of Angkor.

Agriculture

Add beer to the list of foods threatened by climate change

Barley crops around the world will be threatened by drought and heat.

Climate

Here’s what’s unusual about Hurricane Michael

Warm Gulf waters were the engine behind Hurricane Michael’s quick intensification.

Science & Society

The economics of climate change and tech innovation win U.S. pair a Nobel

Climate change and tech innovations inspired the new Nobel Memorial Prize winners in Economic Sciences.

Climate

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees versus 2 has big benefits, the IPCC says

A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change compares the impact of warming targets on extreme weather, sea level rise and habitat loss.

Climate

How wind power could contribute to a warming climate

If the United States had enough wind turbines to generate all of its power, they would warm the country by 0.24 degrees Celsius on average.

Climate

Tracking how rainfall morphs Earth’s surface could help forecast flooding

After Hurricane Harvey, scientists used GPS networks to track how Earth’s surface morphed under the weight of floodwaters.