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Obama Issues Group Launches Attack On Republican “Climate Deniers”
Organizing For Action, the non-profit group formed out of the Obama campaign, has stepped up its efforts against Republican members of Congress who don't believe...
The Oklahoma Mega-Twister Is More Weather Than Climate Change
The unusually powerful tornado that killed more than 30 people in Oklahoma naturally raises worries that climate change could be bringing stronger storms. But...
Why Warming Oceans Could Mean Dwindling Fish
Scientists knew that climate change would eventually impact fisheries, but new research indicates that warming water is already affecting the kind of fish that...
Timelapse: Landsat Satellite Images of Climate Change, via Google Earth
From Las Vegas to Arctic glaciers, navigate through time and space as you explore changes to Earth's surface over the last three decades.
White House: Keystone XL Pipeline Not A Climate Change Cure
White House officials say no final decision has been made about the fate of the pipeline, but for environmentalists reading the tea leaves, such rhetoric is not...
2012 Rise In CO2 Levels Second-Highest In 54 Years
New studies show that the amount of greenhouse gases in the air has increased significantly, which will put more pressure on a warming planet.
California Dreams
It's a depressing time to be an environmentalist. Climate change hit home last year with brutal force: 2012's historic drought singed much of the Midwest,...
Obama Talks Climate Change. California Is Acting On It
The President warmed the hearts of environmentalists when he called for climate action during his inaugural address, but political realities may tie is hand. But...
Obama Talked Climate Change in His Inaugural Address. Now Can He Do Something About It?
After a disappointing first term, environmentalists are hoping for action on climate change from President Obama—and he promised to deliver. But what can he...
Federal Forecast for Climate Change: It’s Getting Hot in Here
A new draft report suggests that the climate change we've experienced so far is nothing compared to what's in the pipeline. Can we make a dent in global...
Why Seeing Is Believing—Usually—When It Comes to Climate Change
When people have personal experience with climate change, they tend to become believers—unless they were already skeptics. Will extreme weather events like Sandy...
As the World Keeps Getting Warmer, California Begins to Cap Carbon
Carbon emissions keep rising and the world keeps getting hotter, but there's little progress at the U.N. climate summit in Doha. If you want hope on climate...
U.N. Global Warming Summit: Heading Over the Climate Cliff
The U.N. climate summit is beginning in Middle Eastern city of Doha—but expectations are as low as they can be. Why can't the world take the climate crisis...
Climate Change: Polar Ice Sheets Melting Faster, Raising Sea Levels
The rate of polar ice-sheet melting is key to calculating how fast sea levels are rising. Now, scientists have a new analysis of polar ice loss in Greenland and...
Inbox
MAIL Hurricane Warnings Re Bryan Walsh's "Outsmarting the Surge" [Nov. 12]: I agree that we need to do more to prepare for future Sandys. But don't blame...
Coffee Under Threat: How Wild Arabica Could Go Extinct
A study published this month predicts that the end is near for wild Arabica coffee thanks to the effects of climate change and deforestation.
Barbara Kingsolver on Flight Behavior and Why Climate Change Is Part of Her Story
The scientist-turned-novelist—whose new book hit shelves this week—spoke with TIME about global warming, the environmental movement and the responsibility of an...
