World Aug 16 NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice NASA researchers want to know whether the melting is being caused more by warm air or warm seawater. The answer could be crucial to Earth's future.
World Aug 08 United Nations predicts hungry future, due to global warming, that can be avoided A new United Nations report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle. Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the land, while the way people use the land is making global warming worse.
Nation Jun 08 AP fact check: Trump and the credit and blame game The apportioning of credit and blame went awry in President Donald Trump’s remarks over the past week.
Nation May 06 Biodiversity loss accelerates with 1 million species at risk of extinction, UN report finds Species loss is accelerating to a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than in the past, according to the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity.
Politics Nov 27 Trump rejects key conclusion of U.S. government climate report The president has rejected a central conclusion of a report on the economic costs of climate change released by his own administration, but economists said the warning of hundreds of billions of dollars a year in global warming costs is…
Nation Nov 23 Climate change consequences 'already being felt' in communities across U.S., new federal report says The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradicts President Donald Trump.
Nation Oct 17 Tornadoes are spinning up farther east in U.S., study finds Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting — decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. Scientists aren't quite certain why.
Nation Oct 08 'Unprecedented changes' must be made to stop catastrophic climate change, UN report says Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the…
Politics Nov 03 Global warming is stronger than ever -- and nearly all of it is man-made, new government report says The conclusion contradicts a favorite talking point of senior members of the Trump administration.