There’s a huge gap between the Paris climate change goals and reality
In 2015 in Paris, the countries of the world agreed to hold the rise in global average temperatures to “well below 2°C above...
Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health
Climate change has largely been defined as an environmental issue, with the worst effects decades or centuries away. But a sobering new...
Global tree cover loss reaches a record high in 2016
In 2016, the world’s forests lost more than 73.4 million acres of tree cover — an area roughly the size of New Zealand, and a 51 percent...
These ocean drones are trawling for climate change data
The autonomous vessels -- called "Saildrones" -- resemble bright red surfboards. Each is fitted with a 20-foot-high carbon fiber sail,...
Sea levels to rise 1.3m unless coal power ends by 2050, report says
Coastal cities around the world could be devastated by 1.3m of sea level rise this century unless coal-generated electricity is virtually...