Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkFeb 4, 2019
Here comes another dismal science forecast, with human carbon emissions due to rise this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkJun 15, 2018
Tropical cyclones are slowing, and hurricanes have lost their "hurry." Paradoxically, this is bad news, because they have more time to create damage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Chelsea Harvey / The Washington PostMay 10, 2017
A new report points to alarming possibilities about hazards triggered by climate change that could become reality in the near future. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMar 22, 2017
The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization confirms reports that 2016 was the hottest year on record and predicts more bad news for 2017. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkOct 17, 2015
Scientists take to the air to find out how the warming climate is affecting rainfall and storms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 24, 2009
NASA's first effort to loft a satellite to help scientists determine where carbon dioxide is produced and stored around the globe ended in failure when the $270 million spacecraft crashed near Antarctica. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 27, 2008
China's unceasing economic growth has always worried environmentalists, and a new report by the Center for Global Development may put those concerns on a new level After increasing power-plant emissions by a third this year, China's coal-based power sector is poised to be the most polluting in the world even worse than that of the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 29, 2008
Sometime soon, thrill-seekers with the funds and the desire to plunk down $200K to experience four minutes of weightlessness more than 60 miles above the Earth will have the chance, thanks to Virgin CEO and astro-preneur Richard Branson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 28, 2006
From the AP: "The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 21, 2006
A Nobel laureate has proposed shooting sulfur into the atmosphere as an emergency measure to curb global warming. The short-term fix would not solve the problem, but would buy some time by temporarily reflecting some of the sun's energy away from the planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 20, 2006
Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere at a rate 30 times faster than the rate of emissions that caused a period of intense warming in the Earth's past, concludes a scientific panel in St. Louis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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