Pope Francis Is Holding A Climate Change Conference At The Vatican

A high-profile Vatican conference on climate change offers a glimpse into an expected statement from Pope Francis that could throw the full weight of the Roman Catholic Chu...

High anxiety That Mountain Peaks Are Warming Faster

Scientists call for international efforts to determine why temperatures on high-altitude mountains appear to be rising faster than in nearby lowlands. Temperatures could be...

7 Things We’ve Learned About Earth Since The Last Earth Day

A whole lot has changed since the first Earth Day in 1970.

Back then, the most urgent environmental problems facing the United States were air and water pollution. ...

Refusing To Talk About Climate Change Doesn't Mean Its Not Happening, Says Obama In Earth Day Speech

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Climate Change: Paris 'Last Chance' For Action

Scientists are calling on world leaders to sign up to an eight-point plan of action at landmark talks in Paris.

The key element is the goal to li...

Climate Change Caused California Drought

A lot has been written about the California drought.

A lot. Sadly, and a bit surprisingly, very little of it touches on the climate connection. Which is too ba...

Vatican Announces Major Summit On Climate Change

Catholic officials announced on Tuesday plans for a landmark climate change-themed conference to be hosted at Vatican later this month, the latest in Pope Francis’ fa...

Global Warming Is Already Clobbering The Amazon

WHEN IT COMES to doing research in the Amazon, Oliver Phillips says the worst part is the sweat bees. Phillips, an ecologist from the University of Leeds who has been ...

Surgical Anesthesia May Act As Greenhouse Gases, Contributing To Global Warming

Releases of anesthetic gases are beginning to accumulate in the earth’s atmosphere in increasing amounts, contributing on a small scale to climate change. According t...