Global Warming

The frequency of downpours of heavy rainwhich can lead to flash floods, devastation, and outbreaks of waterborne diseasehas increased across the globe in the past 50 years, research led by the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatche…

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Monday for a largely ceremonial visit meant to strengthen ties between the two nations, but the trip was immediately at risk of being overshadowed by Brexit turmoil and a political feud with London’s mayor. E…

Not flying at all would be better, Mr. Miller said, but the reality is that theres lots of folks that are going to do what theyre going to do. For them, offsets are a lot better than nothing. But some climate experts call offsets a cop-out. Its like paying …

As spring advances across the Midwest, a new study looking at blooming flowers suggests that non-native plants might outlast native plants in the region due to climate change.The study -- led by researchers at Indiana University's Environmental Resilience Ins…

Hope was high when the Paris Climate Agreement was adopted 2015. Under the agreement, countries pledged to keep global warming well below two degrees Celsius. Five years later, the situation is sobering: Global emissions of carbon dioxide and other climate-re…

Ocean cycles sidelined in 20th century temperature record

Flooding along the Mississippi River is the worst its been since 1927. More than 50 tornadoes touched down during the Memorial Day weekend. In Denver, it snowed more than three inches last week.  Climate scientists say this is only the beginning of what will…

The Department of Energy appears to have a surprising new nickname for natural gas: “freedom gas.” The unexpected new moniker made its debut in a press release issued Tuesday to announce the approval of additional liquified natural gas (LNG) exports from a t…

A leading politician in Germany has been accused of censorship after she argued for the regulation of political views on the internet. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, popularly known as AKK, made the proposal in face of an escalating dispute with the country's Yo…

In the spring of 2013, the Rockefeller Foundation—the 100-year-old charitable organization started by Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller–launched an ambitious program to help cities around the world adapt to the physical, social, and economic challenges …