Science

Scientists have had their eyes on Greenland as its iconic glaciers have begun disappearing due to a warming climate. But, what they didn’t expect to see was a whole new type of melting. The Rink Glacier, the largest glacier on the west coast of Greenland, was exhibiting some strange melting behaviors during the hot summers […]

A group of prominent climate scientists have written a study explicitly refuting statements made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on climate data. During his Senate confirmation hearing, Pruitt claimed in a written response that satellite data shows a “leveling off” of warming over the past two decades. The study, published Wednesday […]

By Robert McSweeney Billions of people across the world could see climates they’ve never experienced before by the middle of the century, a new study said. Using a measure of climate “familiarity,” the researchers showed that the tropics in particular are likely to experience conditions that are virtually unheard of for the region in the […]

The Department of Interior edited a news release on a study coauthored by government scientists to remove a mention of climate change, the Washington Post reported. The DOI deleted a sentence linking climate change to sea level rise from the press release on the study, which found that the risk of flooding to coastal communities […]

It’s an honor to address this group of distinguished faculty, proud parents, supportive family members and friends. We’re gathered here in this idyllic location to celebrate the accomplishments of these young adults as they successfully complete one great challenge and prepare for others to come. So please join me in congratulating Green Mountain College’s (GMC) […]

Japan and China have successfully extracted methane hydrate—ice crystals with natural methane gas locked inside—from the ocean floor near their coastlines. Commercial development of this frozen fossil fuel is considered by many countries as a key to energy security. However, releasing this massive methane monster is a potential environmental disaster. According to the Associated Press, […]

By Tim Radford Australian scientists have warned that planetary average temperatures could breach the internationally agreed target barrier of a 1.5°C rise as early as 2026. Although global warming is driven by human behavior—and in particular the prodigal burning of fossil fuels at an ever-accelerating rate to dump ever-greater quantities of carbon dioxide in the […]

By Louisa Casson It’s a horror story.