Spanish authorities said Sunday that they have closed airports on the Canary Islands because of a wind storm that is blinding the archipelago with sand and dust. Spain’s airport authorities Continue Reading
It may only be February, but 2020 is already “virtually certain” to be among the 10 warmest years on record, and has nearly a 50 percent chance of being the Continue Reading
Two new studies this week bring up new information on the sources of methane in the atmosphere. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Researchers this week released two debate-stoking new studies about Continue Reading
Taking advantage of rare ice-free waters in West Antarctica last February, scientists got their first look underneath Thwaites Glacier, a massive and increasingly unstable formation perched at the edge of Continue Reading
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pledged a fraction of his personal fortune to the new Bezos Earth Fund, but the sheer amount of money is a game changer for climate research Continue Reading
The Colorado River’s average annual flow has declined by nearly 20 percent compared to the last century, and researchers have identified one of the main culprits: climate change is causing Continue Reading
Human-caused emissions of methane from the extraction and use of fossil fuels may have been “severely underestimated”, a new study suggests. The research indicates that “natural” emissions of fossil methane, Continue Reading
Climate change could wipe out coral reefs by 2100: scientists Climate change could destroy nearly all remaining coral reefs by the end of the century, according to research released Monday Continue Reading
The next National Climate Assessment is beginning to take shape at a time when President Trump warned world leaders to reject “alarmists” and as his conservative allies make plans to Continue Reading
Fossil-fuel production may be responsible for much more atmospheric methane than scientists previously thought, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The results, if they hold, suggest Continue Reading
