Global warming is changing the jet stream, increasing extreme weather events
The warming climate is changing the jet stream, resulting in more extreme weather events like heat waves, persistent drought conditions that increase the risk of…
Global warming
Ever-rising temps, but are your representatives feeling the heat?
Despite another year of record heat waves — and we have yet to see what August 2018 will bring — climate change deniers in Congress…
NOVA’s ‘Decoding the Weather Machine’ deconfuses climate debate
NOVA’s “Decoding the Weather Machine” painstakingly connects the dots between the components affecting — and rapidly changing — the global climate, and, thus, our local weather.
Climate change is killing coffee, but we can stop it
So with a warming planet, doesn’t that mean more stuff will grow in more places? No. Consider coffee, which grows all over the world —…
Shrinking mountain snowpacks threaten drinking supply even for coastal cities
As annual global temperatures continue to rise, mountain snowpacks will continue to decrease, causing problems even for coastal cities. Warming temperatures bring an earlier spring,…
50 years of political pusillanimity intensifies global warming impact
In 1968, a group of researchers warned that increasing carbon dioxide emissions were certain to cause significant temperature changes by 2000, and beyond. But as…
Environmental stress concern for dwindling salmon population
Over-fishing long has been a concern for dwindling fisheries worldwide, but new research has found changes in the marine environment could be to blame for…
Political quibbling undermines climate policy
The Washington and Oregon legislatures failed this year to take action on carbon emissions in their states, despite Democratic dominance of state-held offices. And two…
Pruitt is wrong, global warming will not help humans flourish
Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is wrong to suggest global warming may be beneficial to humans. Here are a few points…