Climate

  1. Climate

    Year in review: Sea ice loss will shake up ecosystems

    Researchers are studying the complex biological consequences of polar melting and opening Arctic passageways.

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  2. Earth

    Year in review: Ozone hole officially on the mend

    Research this year confirms that the Antarctic ozone hole is healing — an international success attributed to cooperation and new technologies.

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  3. Ecosystems

    Oyster deaths linked to ‘atmospheric rivers’

    Atmospheric rivers bring strong storms that could have been behind a 2011 California oyster die-off.

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  4. Climate

    Glacier melting’s link to climate change confirmed

    The decades-long melting of glaciers is categorical evidence of climate change, a new study affirms.

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  5. Climate

    Solar panels are poised to be truly green

    Solar panels are about to break even on their energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.

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  6. Oceans

    Coral die-off in Great Barrier Reef reaches record levels

    Bleaching has killed more than two-thirds of corals in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have confirmed.

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  7. Animals

    Skimpy sea ice linked to reindeer starvation on land

    Unseasonably scant sea ice may feed rain storms inland that lead to ice catastrophes that kill Yamal reindeer and threaten herders’ way of life.

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  8. Climate

    Skimpy sea ice linked to reindeer starvation on land

    Unseasonably scant sea ice may feed rain storms inland that lead to ice catastrophes that kill Yamal reindeer and threaten herders’ way of life.

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  9. Climate

    There’s something cool about Arctic bird poop

    Ammonia from seabird poop helps brighten clouds in the Arctic, slightly cooling the region’s climate.

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  10. Climate

    CO2 emissions stay steady for third consecutive year

    Global emissions of carbon dioxide from human activities will probably see almost no increase in 2016 despite economic growth.

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  11. Climate

    Say hola to La Niña

    La Niña, El Niño’s meteorological sister, has officially taken over and could alter weather patterns throughout the world this winter.

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  12. Climate

    If you thought 2015 was hot, just wait

    The record-setting global temperatures seen in 2015 could be the “new normal” as soon as the 2020s.

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