global warming
The impact of Hurricane Sandy looms large over the latest United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, already in progress in Doha, Qatar.
Scientists say increasingly acidic ocean water is actually starting to dissolve tiny sea creatures.
World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Michael Jarroud warns that greenhouse gas emissions have reached a record high, and that "Future emissions will only compound the situation."
New pattern shows growth of ice around northern polar ice caps
Climate change study found in new issue of science journal
It took around five million years for species biodiversity to recover after the mass extinction at the end of the Permian era 250 million years ago because the world was just too hot.
Hestia, a greenhouse gas mapping initiative backed by Arizona State University (ASU), sets out to "simulate and visualize the metabolism of greenhouse gas emitting activity down to the building and street level," according to the program's official site
It will take centuries for sea levels to rise to alarming levels, researchers say.
A new study found that global warming has a direct effect on fish body size, potentially reducing the average maximum size for fish around the world up to 24 percent by 2050.
If the planet's temperature keeps rising, our marine could shrink due to increased energy requirements.
A new report shows how much climate change is sapping from our economy and population.
Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) have unveiled data showing that Arctic Sea ice cover melted to its minimum extent for 2012 on September 16th. At 1.32 million square miles, this summer's ice cover minimum is the lowest on record.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that 2012 hosted the third warmest summer in history, according to records that span all the way back to 1880.
By helping kelp forests thrive, sea otters are playing their role in keeping carbon dioxide levels down.
