Climate Change
Paul Solman: Are headlines trumpeting the fact that carbon dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere have now passed 400 parts per million for the first time in more…
Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise. The conversation is no longer solely about how to save the planet more…
After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials more…
Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent's ice shelf mass loss, a new study by NASA more…
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising sea levels and hotter summers expected as a result more…
Longer droughts. Bigger floods. Stronger hurricanes. Rising seas. These are the impacts from climate change we hear most about, and the ones that are having more…
The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as climate more…
Only one man has ever traveled alone to the darkest corner of the Earth: the deepest part at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Tuesday, more…
Imagine a lake that's never been affected by climate change or any other man-made influences. Australian scientists say they have found just that—a remote lake whose more…
This week the Guardian has been running a major series on "climate refugees" about the village of Newtok in Alaska, which faces an imminent threat to its more…
