The mildest winter on record is possible in many parts of the Lower 48 and Europe, and it’s directly connected to an Arctic weather pattern that has prevented bitter cold Continue Reading
The fate of the latest oil sands mining project in Alberta may be decided by the estimates of carbon emission from the province’s oil and gas industry—and Alberta and the Continue Reading
If you found last month unusually balmy for the middle of winter, you’re not alone. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, January was the hottest one of its kind Continue Reading
Antarctica has logged its hottest temperature on record, with an Argentinian research station thermometer reading 18.3C, beating the previous record by 0.8C. The reading, taken at Esperanza on the northern Continue Reading
The the carder bee, seen here gathering pollen on an alpine silver thistle in the Austrian Alps, is one species of bumblebee that’s moving north in a warming climate. Credit: Continue Reading
British companies are preparing for the U.K. government to decide how to spend more than $1 billion on infrastructure capable of capturing and burying millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution. The money Continue Reading
This week’s unusually high temperatures in the Antarctic – which surpassed those in the UK – appear to be part of a heatwave across the Antarctic Peninsula. Scientists have warned that Continue Reading
As Democrats running for president pivot to New Hampshire after the debacle in Iowa, they have already spent much of this week in the Granite State trading grabs over which Continue Reading
Scientists are warning that all across the globe, ocean currents are speeding up their pace. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Three-quarters of the world’s ocean waters have sped up their pace Continue Reading
Ocean circulation redistributes Earth’s energy and water masses and influences global climate. Under historical greenhouse warming, regional ocean currents show diverse tendencies, but whether there is an emerging trend of Continue Reading
