Climate

Earth

Scientists Say: Drought

A drought is a shortage of rain or snow in a particular area.

Climate

Warming temps could turn some blue lakes green or brown

Slightly warmer summers could cause thousands of blue lakes to become a murky green or brown, according to a tally of color in 85,000 lakes worldwide.

Climate

Heat waves appear more life-threatening than scientists once thought

This is bad news as a warming planet leads to growing numbers of excessive heat waves — and millions more people facing potentially deadly temperatures.

Environment

Western wildfire smoke poses health risks from coast to coast

As wildfires become more common, their hazardous smoke is sending East Coast residents — especially children — to emergency rooms.

Climate

Let’s learn about heat waves

Heat waves often occur when a high-pressure system lingers over a certain area. These deadly events are on the rise due to climate change.

Earth

Uplifting Antarctic shores point to accelerating loss of glaciers

It appears the Pine Island and “Doomsday” Thwaites glaciers are losing ice — and shrinking faster — than at any time in the past 5,500 years.

Animals

Some Greenland polar bears are surviving with very little sea ice

The ‘glacial mélange’ on which they’ve come to rely — a mix of ice, snow and slush — could be a temporary refuge for some polar bears.

Climate

Coastal cities around the world are sinking, satellite data show

Of 99 coastal cities studied, nearly one-third are sinking. This leaves coastal communities increasingly vulnerable to rising seas.

Environment

Ponds made to control floods can spew climate-warming gases, study finds

Younger stormwater ponds can release more carbon in gases than they absorb, a study finds. That could aggravate global warming.

Earth

A bold plan to save the planet turns carbon dioxide into stone

Scientists hope that capturing carbon dioxide this way will limit both further warming of our planet and an escalation of extreme weather events.

Climate

UN report calls for two-pronged approach to slow climate impacts

The latest IPCC climate change report underscores an urgent need for action to avoid the worst consequences of global warming.

Environment

Satellites find big climate threats — ultra-emitters of methane

Eyes in the sky show many of the worst methane emitters are in countries that produce a lot of oil and gas, such as Russia and the United States.