Forget cap-and-trade — require pollution reductions.
Cap-and-trade is a threat, not a solution, to California’s leadership on climate change. It should be retired. The program should be replaced with mandatory...
How climate change drives child marriage.
We think we know what climate change looks like. Rising sea levels; cyclones; cities underwater. But there is a hidden story of climate change,...
It's a fact: Climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly.
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Michael E Mann
We can’t say that Hurricane Harvey was caused by climate change. But it was certainly worsened by it
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Administration officials meet to develop climate strategy.
Wednesday’s White House meeting marks the latest effort by chief of staff John Kelly to formalize the policy-making process in the West Wing. |...
Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater.
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By Adam Popescu
An iconic whale species will soon be aiding climate change research. Narwhals are spending more time near melting...
Major study uncovers ‘sea change’ in world’s understanding of Atlantic conveyor belt
An international research programme has uncovered data that could transform scientists’ understanding of the Atlantic Ocean current – a circulation pattern that plays a...
Sunken pleasure: California will need mountains of sand to save its beaches.
Southern California’s beaches are an essential part of the state’s identity. The sandy, blond shorelines are like Hollywood or the towering redwoods—iconic. They are...
Are the floating houses of the Netherlands a solution against the rising seas?
Floating homes in IJburg, Amsterdam.
(Photo: Wojtek Gurak/Flickr)
Not far from Amsterdam's Central Station lies IJburg. Hidden in plain view, the city's newest district is somewhat of an...
Guest post: How global warming is causing ocean oxygen levels to fall
Prof Andreas Oschlies is head of the marine biogeochemical modelling group and speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 754 at the Helmholtz Centre...
How scientists reacted to the US leaving the Paris climate agreement.
Nature rounds up reaction from researchers around the world to US President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris...
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