Global Warming

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 Myers had asked for the nomination to be withdrawn but did not answer questions about why.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…

We dont know exactly how this will play out, but it seems safe to say that if Trump stays in office, a lot more Americans will die as a result of his anti-environmental policies than the total number who are murdered, let alone murdered by the immigrants Trum…

Children born today will face a lifetime of climate change-related health problems, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious medical journals warns in a report released yesterday. The Lancet's "Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change"…

A typical two-person, very wealthy household one with more than $1 million in investments in addition to a home and personal property produces roughly 129 tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide per year, or about ten times the global average, according to a te…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed to climate change this week, while researchers have warned that global warming could saddle future generations with life-long illne…