Climate Change

Coastal Retreat a Long-Term Option for New York City

April 4, 2013, 4:40 pm

With seas estimated to rise 12 to 23 inches by 2080 and storms to get more intense, cities around the country have been exploring managed coastal retreat. The method sets up [...]

Climate Change in ‘Real-Time’: Beaufort Sea Ice Fracturing (+Video)

April 3, 2013, 11:22 am

As the Beaufort Sea ice fractures extensively, climatology PhD student and professor Paul Beckwith says “This is abrupt climate change in real-time.”

Whistle-Blowers Tell Stories of Fear and Vindication

April 2, 2013, 6:00 am

Whistle-blowers Thomas Drake and Rick Piltz spoke about trouble in NSA’s Trailblazer program and the U.S. Climate Change Science Program at the University of the District of [...]

Exporting Green to Affect Change on Climate

March 14, 2013, 2:50 pm

Fossil fuel free is an ambitious goal, even for Denmark. But with forward thinking, flexible politicians like Ms. Olsen Dyhr, Denmark has a great chance to pull off such [...]

Trapped Planetary Waves Amplify Extreme Weather

February 26, 2013, 2:54 pm

A new German study has revealed changes in the patterns of atmospheric flow around the Northern hemisphere that are linked with recent extraordinary weather events.

African Women Particularly Impacted by Climate Change

February 21, 2013, 7:00 am

African women, 80 percent of whom work in agriculture, will be particularly impacted by climate change. Women are often, however, excluded from forming solutions.

Global Warming Already Costing Us Billions

February 16, 2013, 3:36 am

Climate change is here, real, and already costing consumers, taxpayers, corporations, and governments billions.

Climate Change Beliefs Tied to Politics and Temperature

February 1, 2013, 7:00 am

Americans are deeply polarized in their beliefs about climate change, but researchers found that Independents’ opinions are guided largely by temperature.