Scientists Are Stumped by This Climate Puzzle

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 7, 2019 Researchers are teasing out the complexities of greenhouse gases and global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Our Planet Is Angry  

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 13, 2018 We are at a make-or-break moment for our species as the earth tries to purge us off its surface through storms, heat waves and other natural disasters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lakes Emitting More Methane as They Evaporate

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 27, 2018 As greenhouse gases are released from drying lakes, even the world’s freshwater could affect climate change calculations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Melting Permafrost Raises New Fears Among Scientists

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Apr 1, 2018 Methane emissions, a key source of a powerful greenhouse gas, is emanating from the Arctic in greater quantities than previously thought, new research shows. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Second Judge Tells Trump to Stop Stalling Clean-Air Rules

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 23, 2018 The California judge orders the Interior Department to reinstate the Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New York Times Journalist Secretly Led a Campaign Against It

Staff and Larry Gross / Truthdig Dec 17, 2017 A former classical music critic for the paper once worked under a pseudonym to discredit liberal media. This discovery and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Are There No Eclipse Deniers?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 21, 2017 It's science that predicts Monday's celestial event---and global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sen. McCain Breaks Party Rank, Anti-Environment Bill Falters in Senate

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2017 John McCain has made an unexpected move, voting against a bill supported by President Trump and most Republicans in Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Methane Emissions From Oil Production Are Higher Than Feared

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Feb 6, 2017 A new study shows emissions up to twice as high as those estimated by "simplistic" data collection systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

To Halt Sea Level Rise, the World Must Cut More Than Carbon

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 16, 2017 Short-lived greenhouse gases such as methane will continue to affect oceans for centuries, no matter how much nations reduce carbon, research suggests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hooked on Fossil Fuels Forever

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Jul 15, 2016 Whatever the advances of renewable energy, projections suggest fossil fuels will continue to dominate the global landscape for decades to come, accelerating the pace of global warming and ensuring the intensification of climate-change catastrophes. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Warming Fuels Rise in Methane Threat

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 7, 2016 Higher temperatures and permafrost thaw could cause an increase of up to 50 percent in emissions of a key greenhouse gas from northern lakes and ponds by 2100. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )