Climate Change Researcher Offers a Defense of His Practices
The scientist at the center of a controversy over fossil-fuel funding for climate research denounced his critics on Monday and said that he would be “happy to comply” with possible…
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Study Links Syria Conflict to Drought Made Worse by Climate Change
Drawing one of the strongest links yet between global warming and human conflict, researchers said Monday that an extreme drought in Syria between 2006 and 2009 was most likely due…
Climate Change Helped Fuel The Syrian Conflict, New Paper Finds
An unprecedented climate change-fueled drought contributed to the political unrest in Syria, a new paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes. The Syrian drought,…
Rick Perry: ‘The Unemployment Rate Is A Sham’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In a speech that jumped between trashing President Barack Obama and allowing that some people may not believe in climate change, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry…
Al Roker Says Harsh Weather Conditions This Winter Are Result Of Climate Change
NBC weather anchor Al Roker believes that the extreme weather conditions the country is experiencing this winter are due to climate change. “We’ve been in a pattern now where five…
Climate Change Deniers May Want To Check Out This Instagram Account
Need more evidence that climate change is happening right now? There’s an Instagram account for that. Since November, James Whitlow Delano, an American photojournalist specializing in environmental issues, has been…
Is cheap oil killing the planet?
Glada Lahn is Senior Research Fellow in the Energy, Environment & Resources Department at Chatham House in London. She focuses on energy and water governance and investment issues and economic…
Despite The Recent Snow, The U.S. Has Actually Been Having An Unusually Warm Winter
Yes, we know, it’s been frigid in much of the U.S. this week. Winter storms have set some crazy snowfall records, and New England has been hit with an endless…
Harvard Divestment Activists Get Extra Alumni Support Ahead Of Court Hearing
Climate change activists at Harvard University told The Huffington Post this week that they feel optimistic heading into a court hearing Friday on a lawsuit that aims to get the…
Surprisingly, a Voluntary Climate Treaty Could Actually Work
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox FEB. 13, 2015 Economic View – If history is a guide, whether this treaty’s goals are met will depend on the extent…
Rep. Gary Palmer Tries To Stir Up Climate Change Controversy That Just Doesn’t Exist
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Rep. Gary Palmer falsely claimed on a radio show that temperature data used to measure global climate change have been “falsified” and manipulated….
Shell CEO Says Industry Needs To Be Less Aloof In Climate Change Conversation
Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden believes it is time for his industry to take a more active role in the conversation about climate change and become “less aloof.”…
In Climate Change, What’s in a Name?
Justin Gillis BY DEGREES The words are hurled around like epithets. People who reject the findings of climate science are dismissed as “deniers” and “disinformers.” Those who accept the science…
Forbes’ 20 Top Foreign Retirement Spots In 2015
When deciding where to spend your golden years, there are loads of factors to consider, everything from cost of living and employment opportunities to crime rate and climate. And there…
Controversial Method Of Addressing Climate Change Needs More Study, Experts Say
WASHINGTON — A pair of reports from one of the country’s leading scientific bodies suggests that while geoengineering should not be treated as the solution to climate change, it merits…
Photos Of Mongolia’s Desertification Reveal Shocking Effects Of Changing Climate
To this day, at least 25% of Mongolia’s population lives a nomadic life, and in doing so, they remain fiercely dependent on open land for survival. However, due to the…
Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock, and Burying It
CarbFix, a pilot program at Iceland’s Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Station, seeks to tackle climate change by injecting greenhouse gasses into the ground for permanent storage. HENGILL, Iceland — In a…
Climate Change Is of Growing Personal Concern to U.S. Hispanics, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — Alfredo Padilla grew up in Texas as a migrant farmworker who followed the harvest with his parents to pick sugar beets in Minnesota each summer. He has not…
Obama’s National Security Strategy Lists Climate Change Among ‘Top Strategic Risks’ To U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s new national security strategy, released Friday, puts a top priority on climate change, calling it “an urgent and growing threat.” – National security leaders have…
Murkowski Sees Path For Energy Bill That Could Include Climate Provisions
WASHINGTON — In the wake of a debate over the Keystone XL pipeline that also became a debate about climate change, the chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee…
Your Winter Could Be A Lot Less Cold By The End Of The Century
This story originally appeared on Climate Central. Hearing about climate change may bring heat waves and sweltering summers to mind, but in most regions in the U.S., winter temperatures are…
Here’s What the Inside of Greenland Looks Like, in 3D
Want to know what the inside of an ice sheet looks like? Read the whole story at Climate Central
Obama’s Budget Calls For Billions In Climate Funding
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In yet another sign President Barack Obama is making climate change…
Climate Change’s Bottom Line
It was 8 degrees in Minneapolis on a recent January day, and out on Interstate 394, snow whipped against the windshields of drivers on their morning commutes. But inside the…
China Nears Peak Coal, But Its Rustbelt Pays the Price
China’s great coal boom is grinding to a halt, and the consequences for both the global climate and hundreds of millions of Chinese factory workers could be dramatic. Three trends…
‘PBS NewsHour’ Leads The Way In Climate Coverage Among Nightly News Programs
“PBS NewsHour” led the way in coverage of climate change among U.S. nightly news programs in 2014 for the third year in a row, according to a new analysis. Progressive…
Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of the American public, including nearly half of Republicans, support government action to curb global warming, according to a poll conducted by The New York…
Rick Santorum And Mike Huckabee Still Just Don’t Get It On Climate Change
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Two potential Republican candidates for president distorted the facts about climate change and casually dismissed well-established threats and potential solutions: Santorum’s ‘Do-Nothing’ PlanSantorum,…
There’s More Global Warming Coverage on Your Television
Here’s some good news: According to a new study, the major broadcast news networks are covering climate change more than they have in years. Read the whole story at Climate…
The World Can Live Better And Fight Climate Change, UK Report Says
By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, Jan 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world can improve living standards for all while cutting climate-changing emissions to keep to an internationally agreed limit for…