The wildfire season is starting early in southern California this year, thanks in part to an unusually dry winter and spring. As the climate warms, will drought and fires become the norm?
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Greenhouse Effect: CO2 Concentrations Set to Hit Record High of 400 PPM
Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are set to pass 400 ppm, far faster than scientists would have predicted. That shows how difficult it’s been to reduce carbon emissions—and points the way towards dangerous warming in the future
Federal Forecast for Climate Change: It’s Getting Hot in Here
A new draft report suggests that the climate change we’ve experienced so far is nothing compared to what’s in the pipeline. Can we make a dent in global warming—or is time to just prepare for the worst?
The War on Coal Is Being Won in the U.S., but the Real Battle Is Overseas
A new report predicts that up to 1,200 new coal plants could be built around the world. Why that would be game over for the climate
ICE: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers
I’ve been fortunate enough to travel around the world as TIME’s environment correspondent: to rainforests, Himalayan mountains, coral reefs. But far and away the most singular spot I ever visited was the far north of Greenland. I …
1.32 million sq. miles
Butterflies Respond to Climate Change by Moving North
Part-time butterfly watchers in Massachusetts have taken more than 19,000 expeditions over the past two decades. The result of their work: northern butterflies are becoming increasingly rare, even as southern species take their …
VIDEO: Giant Iceberg Breaks Off Greenland Glacier
An enormous iceberg tore away from Greenland glacier on Monday. This incredible video shows how much the glacier has lost over the past few years
It’s Not Just Spills—the Climate Risks of Arctic Drilling
Royal Dutch Shell is set to begin drilling in the Arctic waters off Alaska beginning next month, assuming the Obama Administrations doesn’t hold off on needed permits at the last-minute. (With President Obama fighting for …
EPA’s CO2 Regulation Upheld as “Unambiguously Correct”
The DC Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday to uphold the EPA’s right to regulate greenhouse gases