Losses get real as seas rise.
America’s coasts — especially the teeming, wealthy Eastern seaboard and Gulf shore — are doomed to drown in ever-worse flooding from sea rise caused...
Solve Antarctica’s sea-ice puzzle.
Different stories are unfolding at the two poles of our planet. In the Arctic, more than half of the summer sea ice has disappeared...
Rising seas spark tobacco-style lawsuits in California.
Several flood-prone municipalities in California filed first-of-their-kind lawsuits against fossil fuel companies this week as they attempt to recoup the cost of coping with...
The Larsen C iceberg is already cracking up.
The trillion-ton iceberg that broke off Antarctica last week will not go quietly into the night.
New satellite imagery reveals that the iceberg, dubbed A68,...
Acidification of Arctic to be studied on icebreaker.
Research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong on a mission in Antarctic on Dec 5, 2016. (Photo/CCTV)
Cutting-edge environmental research to include the spread of microplastics
The Chinese...
Signs of climate change — past, present and future — on Plum Island.
Plum Island is mostly a national wildlife refuge. It's a long, narrow spit of sand 50 miles north of Boston.You can see evidence of...
Coastal communities sue 37 oil, gas and coal companies over climate change.
Two California counties and a city are suing 37 fossil fuel companies, accusing them of knowingly emitting dangerous greenhouse gases that have contributed to...
Water will be this century's great urban design challenge.
For decades, waterfront property was some of the most desirable on the market. But a new report shows that if nothing is done to slow the march of...
California lawmakers extend cap-and-trade to 2030, with Republican support.
California lawmakers voted Monday night to extend the state's signature program for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, furthering California's leadership on climate change. The bipartisan...
Marin, San Mateo County sue big oil over climate change.
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