As Sea Levels Rise, Homes Continue to Sprout in U.S. Flood Zones August 1, 2019 By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK — New homes are going up fastest in high-flood risk areas in many U.S. coastal states, scientists said...
Companies See $1 Trillion in Climate Risk, but More in Potential Reward June 4, 2019 By Eric Roston An analysis of thousands of corporate disclosures on climate-change risks suggests that companies stand to gain more than they lose,...
Study: Global Sea Level Could Rise 50 Feet by 2300 October 10, 2018 Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions...
California Expands Climate Change Law September 14, 2016 By ALICIA CHANG A decade ago, California vowed to dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. With the nation’s most populous state on...
Study Finds Antarctic Ice Could Melt Faster Than Expected April 4, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Warmer air, less frigid water and gravity may combine to make parts of Antarctica’s western ice sheet melt far faster...
Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Record High in 2014 November 16, 2015 Levels of carbon dioxide and methane, the two most important greenhouse gases, reached record highs last year, continuing the warming...
U.S Residents Scoff at Scientists Worried About Global Warming November 4, 2015 By SETH BORENSTEIN Americans are hot but not too bothered by global warming. Most Americans know the climate is changing, but they say...
UN Report Says Governments May Need to Extract Greenhouse Gases to Limit Global Warning January 15, 2014 By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle Governments may have to extract vast amounts of greenhouse gases from the air by 2100 to achieve a target for...
Researchers Issue Dire Forecast for State Forests October 16, 2013 While Congress dithers over budgets and battles over climate policy, scientists and others are urging state and local governments to...
Shift to a New Climate Likely by Mid-Century: Study October 14, 2013 By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle Billions of people could be living in regions where temperatures are hotter than their historical ranges by mid-century, creating a...