Steep Rise in Sea Levels Could Result From Changing Antarctic Waters January 10, 2017 Current changes in the ocean around Antarctica are disturbingly close to conditions 14,000 years ago that led to the rapid...
Researchers Say Climate Change Will Drive Stronger, Smaller Storms in the U.S. December 27, 2016 The effects of climate change will likely cause smaller but stronger storms in the United States, according to a new...
Arctic’s Warming Hits Overdrive December 16, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Warming at the top of the world has gone into overdrive, happening twice as fast as the rest of the...
Study Predicts Warming Will Trigger 3 Times as Many Extreme Downpours in U.S. December 8, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Extreme downpours – like those that flooded Louisiana, Houston and West Virginia earlier this year – will happen nearly three...
Study Predicts More Days of Record Heat in the Future November 29, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN The United States is already setting twice as many daily heat records as cold records, but a new study predicts...
Residents Fear of Flooding on Virginia’s Vulnerable Coast on the Rise November 28, 2016 When floodwaters poured into Holly Furlong’s Virginia Beach home in October, she ripped out electrical cords and rushed her four...
October Third Warmest for Earth, 2016 Likely Breaks Record November 21, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN While last month merely tied for the world’s third warmest October in history, 2016 is still on track to be...
Hottest 5 Years Ever for Earth November 8, 2016 By Jessica Shankleman Earth experienced its hottest half-decade on record between 2011 and 2015 and the floods, droughts and storms unleashed by rising...
Study Predicts Deserts Will Develop if Global Warming Continues October 31, 2016 By FRANK JORDANS Southern Spain will become desert and deciduous forests will vanish from much of the Mediterranean basin unless global warming is...
Climate Change Could Trigger Next Financial Crisis October 24, 2016 By Emily Cadman Climate change could spark the world’s next financial crisis, according to Paul Fisher, who retired this year as deputy head...