Science
Advances in knowledge about climate change and the effects of warming on our world and way of life.
For a City Staring Down the Barrel of a Climate-Driven Flood, A New Study Could be the Smoking Gun
By Bob Berwyn
A Surge From an Atmospheric River Drove California’s Latest Climate Extremes
By Bob Berwyn
As Warming Oceans Bring Tough Times to California Crab Fishers, Scientists Say Diversifying is Key to Survival
By Liza Gross
Climate Change Ravaged the West With Heat and Drought Last Year; Many Fear 2021 Will Be Worse
By Judy Fahys
Warming Trends: Airports Underwater, David Pogue’s New Book and a Summer Olympic Bid by the Coldest Place in Finland
By Katelyn Weisbrod
Animals Can Get Covid-19, Too. Without Government Action, That Could Make the Coronavirus Harder to Control
By Liza Gross
Global Ice Loss on Pace to Drive Worst-Case Sea Level Rise
By Bob Berwyn
Warming Trends: A Catastrophe for Monarchs, ‘Science Moms’ and Greta’s Cheeky Farewell to Trump
By Katelyn Weisbrod
Warming Trends: A Manatee with ‘Trump’ on its Back, a Climate Version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and an Arctic Podcast
By Katelyn Weisbrod
Many Overheated Forests May Soon Release More Carbon Than They Absorb
By Bob Berwyn
The Radical Case for Growing Huge Swaths of Bamboo in North America
By Audrey Gray
Warming Trends: Big Cat Against Big Cat, Michael Mann’s New Book and Trump Greenlights Killing Birds
By Katelyn Weisbrod
2020 Ties 2016 as Earth’s Hottest Year on Record, Even Without El Niño to Supercharge It
By Bob Berwyn
Harnessing Rice Fields to Resurrect California’s Endangered Salmon
By Liza Gross
Many Scientists Now Say Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero
By Bob Berwyn
Clues From Wines Grown in Hot, Dry Regions May Help Growers Adapt to a Changing Climate
By Liza Gross