Global Warming

OXFORD, U.K. (Project Syndicate) Some of the most influential players in the global economy are spearheading the shift toward a clean, green, emissions-free world, even while key governments stand idle. Financial giants from Europe, China, Japan, the United…

According to the Trump Administration, this isn't about climate change. It's about whether or not the Obama-era rules overstep their legal boundaries. But methane, a key component of natural gas, is a significant contributor to global warming. It's actually m…

Plant genetic varieties in Central Europe could collapse due to temperature extremes and drought brought on by climate change. According to a new paper, only a few individuals of a species have already adapted to extreme climate conditions. These findings sug…

Climate change is bad for the planet, but groundbreaking for archeology

Russia is vying for control of Arctic seaways and has built some 40 icebreakers. China, which is not a polar country, has launched aggressive Arctic diplomacy. | Vladimir Isachenkov/AP Photo Hurricanes, floods, and wildfires aside, climate change is deliveri…

The journey was often rough, but Greta Thunberg has sailed into New York City waters. The 16-year-old Swedish teenager who over the last year has emerged as one of the warming planet's foremost climate activists arrived in the Big Apple on Wednesday afternoo…

Emergency medicine for our climate fever | Kelly Wanser

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday called for a global commitment to put out the fires in the Amazon, saying the area was essential for the health of the planet. "We are all worried about the vast fires that have developed in the Amazon. Let u…

The first paper addressed the three sectors of the economy power generation, transportation and buildings that together are responsible for nearly 70 percent of carbon emissions in the United States, and what must be done to clean them up. In the case of tran…

During the age of dinosaurs, a family of plants known as cycads flourished all around the planet. These fern-like species left fossils everywhere from Alaska to Antarctica, but their descendents have been restricted to tropical and subtropical habitats as Ear…