The planet hasn’t been warming as much as climate models predicted—and it could be that sulfur emissions from volcanoes are …
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Climate Change Could Melt the Winter Olympics
Athletes are getting ready for a warm, soggy Winter Games in Sochi. But thanks to global warming, that could soon be the norm for the Winter Olympics. by mid-century, close to half of the previous host cities could likely be too …
Hundred Years of Dry: How California’s Drought Could Get Much, Much Worse
Scientists fear California’s long-ago era of mega-droughts could be back
Snowpocalypse or Not, 2013 Was One of the Warmest Years on Record
Amid a polar winter in much of the U.S., a new report reinforces the long-term trend of global warming—and sets the stage for an even hotter 2014
November Was Cold, But the Climate Keeps Warming
The U.S. has seen more record cold days than record warm days this year. But globally, the climate is still changing—and it’s not getting cooler.
Climate Scientists Issue Their Report. Now It’s Our Turn
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases the first chapter of its new report on global warming. The findings are clear, but the politics remain murky
A Warmer World Will Mean More Pests and Pathogens for Crops
Diseases like the potato blight have ruined harvests in the past — and still haunt farmers today. Research suggests climate change will spread those pests and pathogens
Scientists Discover a Mega-Canyon Beneath the Melting Ice Sheets of Greenland
Using radar and radio, researchers uncovered a previously unknown canyon that runs down the middle of the frozen continent of Greenland. It could play a role in the dispersion of melting water from the ice sheet.
Ocean Acidification Will Make Climate Change Worse
As we emit more carbon dioxide, the oceans will become more acidic. That will be bad for sealife—but it may also speed the rate of global warming
As Northeast Asia Bakes, Climate Scientists Predict More Extreme Heat Waves on the Horizon
Cities like Shanghai and Seoul are enduring a brutal heat wave. But climate change will make this year’s summer feel like nothing in the decades to come