Algal Blooms Have Boomed Worldwide
Climate change is likely at least partially to blame for an uptick in the size and frequency of algal blooms in parts of the world’s oceans
Climate change is likely at least partially to blame for an uptick in the size and frequency of algal blooms in parts of the world’s oceans
A panel of independent experts urged international leaders to set rules for the stratosphere and solar geoengineering
Instead of sucking planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, some scientists are looking to capture it from the oceans
Successfully mitigating the impacts of climate change will rely heavily on innovation in science and technology.
Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable lining the seafloor are vulnerable to sea-level rise, storms and other climate impacts, research shows
Here’s why the Amazon rain forest is key to protecting Earth from the detrimental effects of climate change
Home buyers are paying excessive prices after ignoring flood risk and the costs of insurance and repairs, a new study finds
Antarctica’s massive Thwaites Glacier is melting more slowly than previously thought but also may be more susceptible to even small amounts of ice loss
The U.S. government must fund water-saving efforts in Mexico if it wants to quell the nation’s drug violence
India is at an energy crossroads: if it chooses fossil fuels, it could undermine global climate targets
A start-up called Living Carbon is planting millions of “photosynthesis enhanced” poplar seeds across the U.S. with the aim of providing carbon credits
New techniques and novel ingredients can greatly reduce the immense carbon emissions from cement and concrete production
A global race is on to drill for the oldest known layers of Antarctic ice so researchers can peer back in time to a warmer climate to better understand the planet’s hotter future
At least 15 million people worldwide live in the flood paths of lakes that form as mountain glaciers melt and that can abruptly burst their banks
Scientists and companies are scrambling to find new ways to squeeze more rain from the skies as climate change intensifies drought
“Realists” argue that climate plans need to accommodate oil and gas, but that only perpetuates the climate crisis
President Joe Biden named an expert on paleoclimatology to a White House intelligence panel
The transformative social change needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius isn’t happening fast enough, experts say in a new report
A growing number of U.S. airports are trying swoop landings rather than staircase descents, a method that saves fuel, cuts emissions and reduces noise
New research from artificial intelligence projects that global warming will hit the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius somewhere between 2033 and 2035
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