Climate
- Climate
Year in Review: Carbon dioxide levels pass milestone
Although scientists are confident about humankind’s role in climate change, they still have a lot to learn about the magnitude and timing of future climate shifts.
- Environment
Protein fibers trap greenhouse gas
The method could scrub exhaust from cars and power plants.
- Climate
Tornado intensity climbs in the United States
Larger paths of destruction may be tied to climate change.
- Climate
Coldest place moves from one Antarctic site to another
New record low measured by satellite.
- Climate
Methane emissions may be far higher than estimated
U.S. fossil fuel and cattle industries may emit far more methane than government estimates indicate.
- Climate
Arctic algae crusts preserve climate data
The records show that sea-ice cover has been declining since 1850.
- Earth
Fire may smolder under Antarctic ice
Quakes hint at moving magma that could influence glacial flow.
- Animals
Gassed snails can’t jump
When exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide, some snails move like slugs and others don’t jump at all.
- Climate
Storms are becoming more intense, moving toward poles
Researchers find that altered rainfall patterns have the fingerprints of human-caused climate change.
- Climate
Historical events linked to changes in Earth’s temperature
Ozone treaty, wars and Great Depression influenced global warming rate, scientists find.
- Climate
Natural aerosols confound climate predictions
Natural aerosol emissions complicate scientists’ attempts to predict future climate change.
- Earth
Greenhouse gas injections may unleash earthquakes
Plans to pump carbon dioxide into the ground to mitigate climate change could create other problems.
