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Glaciers: The Biggest Losers

Posted by  Tim Wall  Wed Feb 8, 2012 12:43 PM ET   |   0

The total amount of ice lost to Earth's oceans from 2003 to 2010 would cover the entire United States in about 1 and one-half feet of water. Read more

Glaciers: The Biggest Losers

Deforestation vs. Snow Problem on Kilimanjaro

Posted by  Tim Wall  Tue Feb 7, 2012 02:55 PM ET   |   0

Deforestation is not seen as a cause for snow loss on Kilimanjaro. Read more

Deforestation vs. Snow Problem on Kilimanjaro

Earth's Mugshot Explained

Posted Sat Feb 4, 2012 12:26 PM ET   |   0

NASA's newest Earth-watching satellite is beaming back spectacular views of our home planet. Here's how it works. Read more

NASA

Super Bowl Tackles Climate Change

Posted by  Tim Wall  Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:30 PM ET   |   0

At the slick new Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis even the lights shining on the New York Giants and New England Patriots will be accounted for by renewable energy certificates. Read more

Super Bowl Tackles Climate Change

Warm Winter Playing Havoc With Hibernating Animals

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 09:28 AM ET   |   0

Rather than hibernating through freezing snowstorms, nature is being awakened by the weird warmth. Read more

hibernating bear

Moss Froze the Planet

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Feb 2, 2012 08:55 AM ET   |   0

Land plants may have brought about their own demise by triggering a series of ice ages. Read more

Moss Froze the Planet

Climate Scientists Occupy Wall Street Journal

Posted by  Tim Wall  Wed Feb 1, 2012 04:36 PM ET   |   0

Climate scientists are protesting the Wall Street Journal's publication of a letter from climate skeptics with mostly non-climate backgrounds. Read more

Climate Scientists Occupy Wall Street Journal

Controversy Over EU Airport Carbon Credits

Posted by  Tim Wall  Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:14 PM ET   |   0

As of today, airplanes using European airports must use credits to account for some of their greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

Controversy Over EU Airport Carbon Credits

Trumpeter Swans Flourish in Warming Alaska

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Jan 19, 2012 03:35 AM ET   |   0

North America's largest wild fowl, trumpeter swans are gaining ground in Alaska as the climate warms. Read more

Trumpeter Swans Flourish in Warming Alaska

Carbon Dioxide Affecting Fish Brains

Posted Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:41 AM ET   |   0

Increasing human carbon dioxide emissions may be impacting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish. Read more

Puffer fish (Ian O'Neill)

Zero Population Growth = Healthier Planet?

Posted by  Tim Wall  Fri Jan 13, 2012 05:00 AM ET   |   0

A stable number of humans on the planet doesn't necessarily mean less impact on the environment. But it helps. Read more

population

Birds Flying Faster Due to Climate Change

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:29 AM ET   |   0

Wind speeds over the Southern Ocean have been increasing --and pushing birds in the area to faster speeds. Read more

albatross

'Doomsday Clock' Ticks One Minute Toward Destruction

Posted Wed Jan 11, 2012 09:00 AM ET   |   0

Security experts update the hands of doom -- one minute closer to imminent destruction. Read more

doomsday clock

This Winter's Weirdly Warm Weather Explained

Posted by  Emily Sohn  Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:20 AM ET   |   0

What's behind this "Marchuary" weather? Experts offer a few explanations (and global warming isn't one of them). Read more

no snow

Khmer, Like Mayans, Fell Under the Weather

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:32 AM ET   |   0

Failed monsoons in 14th and 15th century coincide with the Khmer Empire's collapse in SE Asia. Read more

Khmer, Like Mayans, Fell Under the Weather
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