The #Frankenstorm in Climate Context
Putting the "Frankenstorm" called Sandy in broader climate context....
View ArticleA Change in the Weather on Wall Street
The sense of urgency about dealing with global warming depends on where natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy strike. We should make the most of it this time....
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To Stop Climate Change, Students Aim at College Portfolios
Students are demanding that university endowment funds rid themselves of coal, oil and gas stocks in hopes of bringing climate change onto the national political agenda.
View ArticleCampus Divestment Fight Resonates in the East
Students at Northeastern schools appear to be leading the charge for divestment in fossil fuel stocks....
View ArticleNEWS ANALYSIS; Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel
With President Obama declaring climate change a part of his second-term agenda, all eyes are on the United States on the matter of airlines’ carbon emissions.
View ArticleA Communications Scholar Analyzes Bill McKibben's Path on Climate
A long, deep look at the strategy and tactics of Bill McKibben, the ultramarathoner of climate campaigners....
View ArticleSome Resilience Seen in Northern and Tropical Flora in a Warming Climate
From the Arctic to the tropics, studies find resilience in plants facing global warming....
View ArticleCan Wind, Water and Sunlight Power New York by 2050?
A group of researchers proposes a way to power New York State entirely with wind, water and sunlight by 2050....
View ArticleAccord Would Regulate Fishing in Arctic Waters
With polar ice melting each year, the governments of five countries with Arctic coastline said an agreement regulating commercial fishing was warranted.
View ArticleAn Earth Day Debate: Is There a 'Carbon Bubble'?
A new report on the “carbon bubble” sparks front-page controversy in Britain, spurring the question, will governments ever get serious about curbing emissions?...
View ArticleOn 'Unburnable Carbon' and the Specter of a 'Carbon Bubble'
Can climate forecasts and campaigners convince the world’s nations that some carbon is unburnable?...
View ArticleWith Carbon Dioxide Approaching a New High, Scientists Sound the Alarm
This month atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are likely surpass 400 parts per million. Scientists say that while the number is arbitrary, it’s an important reminder that the climate is changing: When...
View ArticleEDITORIAL; Reaching an Arctic Accord
What ice once protected, it is now up to humans to protect.
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BY DEGREES; What to Make of a Warming Plateau
The rise in the planet’s surface temperature has been markedly slower over the last 15 years than in the 20 years before that, a circumstance that highlights how much is still unknown about the...
View ArticleA Way to Trap Carbon Deep in the Ocean
Researchers report that algal blooms fertilized with iron sink to the ocean floor and store carbon, presenting a possible climate change mitigation strategy....
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