Geology
Strange Tremors Rattle Danish Island--But it Wasn't an Earthquake
Dozens of people reported tremors, but seismologists say there was no earthquake
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Climate Change
Global Warming Is Likely to Breach the 1.5 Degrees C Milestone within 5 Years
One of the next five years will almost certainly be the hottest on record, and there’s a two-in-three chance one year will cross the crucial 1.5 degrees C global warming threshold...
Weather
Bizarre, Unexplained Rumblings in Earth’s Atmosphere Puzzle Scientists
Solar-powered balloons detected strange, ultra low-frequency rumblings in Earth’s stratosphere that, so far, scientists can’t identify
Fossil Fuels
The Willow Project Promises a Worse Future for Alaska. And For the Earth
Oil companies can’t be trusted in times of disaster; just ask an Alaskan
Renewable Energy
‘SuperLab’ Will Test U.S. Power Grid Against Climate Disasters
The Energy Department is launching an initiative to mimic climate disasters and other threats against the power grid
Climate Change
Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone
Permafrost can—incongruously—be found in Hawaii, but surveys show it has been shrinking over time, in part because of climate change
Conservation
Rats Are Finally Gone from This Vulnerable Island
Efforts to eradicate invasive rats that have decimated native species on islands around the world are beginning to bear fruit
Climate Change
We’re About to See a Rare and Record-Setting May Heat Wave
A potentially record-setting heat wave is headed for the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, a sign of the shift to hotter—and earlier—summers
Fossil Fuels
New EPA Rules Would Slash Power Plant Emissions
The EPA has announced new draft rules that would require power plants that burn fossil fuels to capture 90 percent of their climate-warming emissions
Weather
Watch Out: Tornado Alley Is Migrating Eastward
Tornado outbreaks are moving from Texas and Oklahoma toward Tennessee and Kentucky, where people may not be prepared
