New research shows that even healthy tropical peat forests can release more warming gases due to water level changes and ...

The current lifetime of this ozone-eating gas has reduced by approximately a year and a half per decade.

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (including carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) absorb the infrared light and then re-emit it in random directions. Some escapes to space, and some remains ...

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that climate change is causing nitrous oxide, a potent ...

This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual Arctic Report Card. It contained sobering news about the state of the tundra. NOAA reported that after storing ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

The federal government has raised the alarm over the rising burden of respiratory, cardiovascular, and other ...

Using a new method to track groundwater levels and greenhouse gas emissions, researchers uncover the climate impact of ...

Jim Knopik winds up a twine fence to let his cattle into a new area of pasture for grazing on his central Nebraska ranch. Knopik uses a ranching practice called mob grazing, which aims to improve soil ...

Jeff Brady is a correspondent on NPR's Climate Desk. His reporting focuses on decisions people and governments make that will determine whether and how the U.S. addresses the urgency and consequences ...

Connecticut is already feeling the effects of climate change in the form of rising sea levels, more frequent heat waves and intensifying floods.