Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago | Tom Rickey

A study led by PNNL shows that hurricanes intensify more quickly now than they did 30 years ago. Hurricanes like Irma (center), and Jose (right) are examples of these types of hurricanes. Hurricane K ...

Earth's orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years | Dennis V. Kent

Within ancient rocks in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, scientists have identified signs of a regular variation in Earth's orbit that influences climate. Here, one of the authors near the r ...

Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe | Alan Williams

Waves crashing onto Chesil Beach in Dorset during the winter of 2013/14. Credit: Tim Poate/University of Plymouth Apr. 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of W ...

BOOKS: Retreat From a Rising Sea | Dr. Jeff Masters

Above: An excellent example of a well-managed strategic retreat from the coast occurred in 1999 when the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks was moved 2,900 feet back from an ero ...

Climate change may be making bearded dragons less intelligent | Bob Yirka

Central bearded dragon. Credit: Greg Hume/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Nov. 22, 2017 (Phys.org)--A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Lincoln in the U.K. has found evidence suggesting th ...

How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the planet's climate | Chris Turney, Jonathan Palmer, Peter Kershaw, Steven Phipps and Zoë Thomas

Melting Antarctic ice can trigger effects on the other side of the globe. Credit: NASA/Jane Peterson Sept. 13, 2017 (The Conversation) -- Melting of Antarctica's ice can trigger rapid warming on the ...

US Energy Agency Asked Scientists to Scrub References to Climate Change | Jeff Tollefson, Amy Maxmen

Aug. 28, 2017 (Nature) -- Multiple researchers who received grants from the U.S. Department of Energy have been asked to remove references to “climate change” and “global warming” from the descriptio ...

Are We Doomed? Let’s Have a Talk. | Richard Heinberg

We're not all ready to have the same conversation, but perhaps that's a good place to start July 26, 2017 (Common Dreams) -- My most recent essay, in which I discussed a highly publicized controversy ...

The Uninhabitable Earth | David Wallace-Wells

Fossils by Heartless Machine. In the jungles of Costa Rica, where humidity routinely tops 90 percent, simply moving around outside when it’s over 105 degrees Fahrenheit would be lethal. And the effec ...

Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica (Update) | AFP

Thermal wavelength image of a large iceberg, which has calved off the Larsen C ice shelf. Darker colors are colder, and brighter colors are warmer, so the rift between the iceberg and the ice shelf a ...

Increasing likelihood of extreme sea levels | Thomas Wahl

A family is evacuated during the great storm of 1953. Credit: Canterbury City Council July 7, 2017 (Phys.org) -- Scientists at the University of Southampton are warning that future coastal impact stu ...

Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago | Tom Rickey

Earth's orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years | Dennis V. Kent

Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe | Alan Williams

BOOKS: Retreat From a Rising Sea | Dr. Jeff Masters

Climate change may be making bearded dragons less intelligent | Bob Yirka

How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the planet's climate | Chris Turney, Jonathan Palmer, Peter Kershaw, Steven Phipps and Zoë Thomas

US Energy Agency Asked Scientists to Scrub References to Climate Change | Jeff Tollefson, Amy Maxmen

Are We Doomed? Let’s Have a Talk. | Richard Heinberg

The Uninhabitable Earth | David Wallace-Wells

Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica (Update) | AFP

Increasing likelihood of extreme sea levels | Thomas Wahl

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