Global warming could release vast natural deposits of methane trapped in the Arctic, sending the current temperature increase into overdrive.
All-electric, battery-powered motorcycle built by US company Zero is noiseless, exhaust-free, dirt cheap to run – and incredibly fun to ride.
After 25 years of advising on climate change, the NASA scientist is more passionate than ever about this ‘great moral issue’ he compares with slavery.
A new study has found what is being described as ‘some of the clearest evidence to date of a discernible influence on atmospheric temperature.’
Time to add another item to the growing list of problems likely to worsen with climate change – an increase in air turbulence.
Solar forecasting is critical for utilities that want to tap into solar power as a non-polluting, climate-friendly alternative to coal-or gas-fired power plants .
Photo-plankton are in threat of extinction could threaten and accelerate the world’s fight against climate change.
New computer simulation displays a city’s greenhouse-gas emissions in unprecedented detail.
A new report lists top 50 nations whose food security may be threatened by the effects manmade CO2 emissions are having on fish and shellfish.
On top of its carbon sequestering properties, biochar has the potential to create jobs and nutrient and moisture-rich soil. But hurdles remain.
A new study into geophysical limits on wind power finds we can build as many turbines as we need, Earth will handle it just fine.
With two or three weeks left to go in the melt season, Arctic sea ice is at its lowest extent since satellite observations began.
GE has come up with another plus for electric vehicles: they can power up your house during a blackout.
Pumping carbon dioxide underground to keep it out of the atmosphere might not work on a large scale, says a new study.
A new study explains how biodiversity loss could irreversibly damage the ecosystem’s ability to do some very useful things – like supply fresh water.
For the first time on record, CO2 concentration has nipped above 400ppm in at least one part of the world. So why is this important?
That’s just one possible side effect of a new geoengineering study that might turn out to be deeply troubling.
We must proceed with extreme caution on geoengineering, but there are plenty of reasons why the world can’t afford to ignore it.
