Desperation and fear mount in Irma-ravaged Caribbean
Over the past few days, Hurricane Irma has devastated islands in the Caribbean, Cuba, and parts of Florida. The...
Hurricane Jose strengthens to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4
Hot on the heels of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is yet another natural disaster, Hurricane Jose. The “extremely...
Three hurricanes form in the Atlantic for the first time since 2010
While Hurricane Irma barrels through the Caribbean towards the United States mainland, another two potentially...
France aims to become the first country to ban all fossil fuel production
To meet its carbon neutral goal by 2050, the French government plans to phase out all oil and gas production in...
Incredible Algae Dome absorbs sun and CO2 to produce superfood and oxygen
Industrial agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions - but what if there was a way to sustainably...
New rooftop cooling tech beams excess heat into outer space
Heat rises, and, with a little help from scientists, can soar as high as outer space. A team at Stanford University...
Arctic warming likely turned Harvey into "an extreme killer storm"
Melting Arctic ice and spiking temperatures don't just affect the northernmost part of Earth. According to Cornell...
China is fighting desertification with a Great Green Wall of trees
In a major geoengineering effort to fight back against ever-encroaching desert, China is planting trees to create...
Sixth mass extinction on Earth is driven by industrial farming, says leading academic
Earth is presently experiencing its sixth “mass extinction,” and humans are largely to blame, says a leading...
Hurricane Harvey may have totaled up to 500,000 cars
Hurricane Harvey didn’t just devastate homes and businesses - it may also have totaled up to half a million cars....
Hurricane Harvey damaged ExxonMobil refineries, causing hazardous pollutants to leak
After Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas last weekend, you probably didn’t think the situation could...
Harvey forces National Weather Service to add new color to its rainfall map
By now everyone knows that Texas is still suffering from the aftermath of the potent Category 4 Hurricane Harvey...
Why Alaska's vanishing permafrost worries researchers
Permafrost is losing in the battle against climate change. Even as we attempt to mitigate climate change by reducing...
Why Los Angeles has started to paint its streets white
Though it lacks the humidity of East Coast heat, Los Angeles still burns. The City of Angels is one of the only...
Trump administration disbands climate change advisory panel
Donald Trump's administration appears determined to sweep away federal efforts to address climate change. The Washington...
