Carbon dioxide has a huge impact on Earth’s climate
Climate explained: why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth's climate
Jason West, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CC BY-ND
Climate Explained is a...
Routine gas flaring is a problem
Routine gas flaring is wasteful, polluting and undermeasured
Gunnar W. Schade, Texas A&M University
If you’ve driven through an area where companies extract oil and...
Rainforest Loss Means Loss of Undiscovered Medicines
Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants
Walter Suza, Iowa State University
Growing up in Tanzania, I knew that...
Compost programs turn garbage into ‘black gold’
City compost programs turn garbage into 'black gold' that boosts food security and social justice
Kristen DeAngelis, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Gwynne Mhuireach, University of...
Microalgae – the next super food?
More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae
Martina Doblin, University of Technology Sydney; Donna Sutherland, University of Technology...
Fish livers found to contain oil from Deepwater Horizon blowout
Scientists have found oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in fishes' livers and on the deep ocean floor
Over the decade since the Deepwater Horizon...
Gold rush, mercury legacy
Small-scale mining for gold has produced long-lasting toxic pollution, from 1860s California to modern Peru
Jacqueline Gerson, Duke University; Austin Wadle, Duke University, and Jasmine...
Winter and February 2020 end as second warmest on record
Republished from article on Climate.gov
Author: Tom Di Liberto
March 16, 2020
February 2020 marked the warm end to one of the most unusually warm months and...
Wildfires lingering threat to water resources
Wildfires can poison drinking water – here's how communities can be better prepared
The 2018 Camp Fire north of Sacramento burned everything in its path:...
Oil and gas wells tied to low birth weight
Living near active oil and gas wells in California tied to low birth weight and smaller babies
Rachel Morello-Frosch, University of California, Berkeley; Joan A....
