Climate change: Data shows 2016 likely to be warmest year yet
Temperature data for 2016 shows it is likely to have edged ahead of 2015 as the world's warmest year.
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How far can technology go to stave off climate change?
With carbon dioxide emissions continuing to rise, an increasing number of experts believe major technological breakthroughs —such as CO2 air capture ...
Earth – The unexpected ingredient necessary for life
If our planet were a cold, dead rock, life as we know it probably could not exist. Fortunately, Earth itself is alive
As Asian luxury market grows, a surge in tiger killings in India
Poachers killed more tigers in the forests of India in 2016 than any year in the last 15.
New look at rivers reveals the toll of human activity
A recent outbreak of a deadly fish parasite on the Yellowstone River may have seemed unremarkable.
Big Legal Win for Climate Scientist
D.C. appeals court rules that bloggers who compared professor to Jerry Sandusky may be sued for defamation.
Meet the four horsemen of the climate apocalypse
Let's face it, the climate community just got "Romneyed."
On slopes of Kilimanjaro, shift In climate hits coffee harvest
Rising temperatures and changing precipitation are taking a toll on coffee farms worldwide, including the plantations around Mount Kilimanjaro.
Aimed at refugees, fences are threatening European wildlife
A flood of migrants from the Middle East and Africa has prompted governments in the Balkans to erect hundreds of miles of border fences.
Smog listing as ‘meteorological disaster’ causes controversy
Beijing's lawmakers are considering listing smog as a meteorological disaster in the drafting of an amendment, but the move has been questioned as smog is not seen as naturally occurring.
