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Studies say Atlantic Ocean’s circulation hasn’t been this sluggish in 1,000 years
The Atlantic Ocean circulation that carries warmth into the Northern Hemisphere's high latitudes is slowing down because of climate change, a team of scientists asserted Wednesday, suggesting one of the...
Greenland is melting faster than at any time in the past 450 years (at least)
Scientists who crossed western Greenland with a fleet of snowmobiles, pulling up long cylinders of ice at camps a little more than a mile above sea level, have found evidence...
Scott Pruitt asks whether global warming is “necessarily is a bad thing”
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has repeatedly questioned the scientific consensus that rising levels of carbon dioxide from human-fueled activity are warming the planet.
White House seeks 72 percent cut to clean energy research, underscoring administration’s preference for fossil fuels
The Trump administration is poised to ask Congress for deep budget cuts to the Energy Department's renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, slashing them by 72 percent overall in fiscal...
2017 was among the planet’s hottest years on record, government scientists report
2017 was among the hottest years ever recorded, government scientists reported Thursday.
Smoke from wildfires may be surprisingly deadly, CSU researchers say
Wildfires are devastating, but new research from Colorado State University suggests that air pollution from massive blazes may be one of their deadliest consequences.
One of the biggest U.S. oil fields turns to an unexpected power source: solar
The Belridge oil field near Bakersfield, California, is one of the largest in the country. It has been producing oil for more than a century and last year produced around...
Keystone pipeline spills 210,000 gallons of oil on eve of permitting decision for TransCanada
The Keystone pipeline running from Canada across the Great Plains leaked Thursday morning, spilling about 5,000 barrels of oil - or 210,000 gallons - southeast of the small town of...
These are the melting glaciers that might someday drown your city, according to NASA
New York City has plenty to worry about from sea level rise. But according to a new study by NASA researchers, it should worry specifically about two major glacier systems...
Administration report finds “no convincing alternative explanation” for climate change
The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday calling human activity the dominant driver of global warming, a conclusion at odds with White House decisions to withdraw from a...