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New World Bank Head Wants to Address Climate Change
Jim Yong Kim, the new president of the World Bank, said that dealing with climate change will be one...
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Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Triggers Record Greenland Icesheet Melt
This year’s record melt in northern latitudes has surprised – even shocked – many climate scientists. While most of...
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Watch Out Urbanites, Here Come the Carnivores
Raccoons, skunks, possums and certain other animals have long been city dwellers, but now larger wild carnivores are moving...
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Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half Its Coral Cover Since 1985
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, according to a new study...
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Desert Climate in Western U.S. Influenced By Ancient Water Cycle
The climate change we are currently experiencing, while disconcerting and increasingly uncomfortable, is not unprecedented when viewed through the...
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Climate Change Is Already Damaging Global Economy
Climate change is already contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing the world more...
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Indo-Australian Tectonic Plate Is Breaking in Pieces
An 8.7 earthquake that struck west of Indonesia on April 11 was the biggest of its kind ever recorded...
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Living With Disagreement
I’ve been noticing a disturbing disconnect at the heart of political discussions, particularly where religion is involved. The issue...
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Climate Change Will Shift Marine Predators’ Habitat
The top ocean predators in the North Pacific could lose as much as 35% of their habitat by the...
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What Will Ice-Free Arctic Summers Bring?
On Sunday, September 16, the sun did not rise above the horizon in the Arctic. Nevertheless enough of the...