Global Warming

Abstract Bastin et al. (Reports, 5 July 2019, p. 76) claim that 205 gigatonnes of carbon can be globally sequestered by restoring 0.9 billion hectares of forest and woodland canopy cover. Reinterpreting the data from Bastin et al., we show that the global la…

Smoke, from intense fires, rises over the Amazon rainforest in August. Joao Laet/Getty A handful of climate scientists have warned Earth may have already crossed critical climate "tipping points," potentially resulting in irreversible changes to the environ…

Countries must make steeper cuts to their greenhouse gas emissions, making up for lost time, or risk missing their pledges to limit global warming, top United Nations officials said Tuesday. A report by the U.N. Environment Program, released just ahead of ne…

(CNN) A new United Nations report paints a bleak picture: The commitments countries pledged to limit the climate crisis are nowhere near enough to stave off record-high temperatures. Delaying change any further will make it impossible to reach desired tempera…

Younger Republicans are finally kinda sorta starting to understand climate change, according to new survey results. But theyve got a seriously long way to go. Results from a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday show that while younger members of the Re…

The White House confirmed on Thursday evening that Mr. Myers had asked for the nomination to be withdrawn but did not answer questions about why. Mr. Myers could not immediately be reached for comment on Thursday. In an emailed statement about his decision…

CHURCHILL, Canada Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack. In the waning afternoon of Nov. 5, Manitoba conservation officers leapt from their pickup truck onto Kelsey Boulevard, the snow-blanketed main drag in the 900-person town of Churchill. They fired bursts of explod…

The world order was further roiled this week when a Evo Morales stepped down as Bolivias leader amidst a military-led coup. Jeanine Áñez Chavez, a right-wing senator, usurped the presidency on Monday. And though she vowed to hold elections, its under her lead…

ROME (Reuters) - Warming seas and excavations within the Venice lagoon mean the exceptionally high flood waters in the city this week are also saltier, posing an extra threat to its architectural treasures. When the water recedes from the cobbled lanes, mar…

Image copyrightGetty Images With homes under water in South Yorkshire, near record flooding in Venice, and burgeoning wildfires in Australia, many people are asking if and how climate change is connected to these extreme weather events. What can we say abo…