Climate Change

A nearly dry horseshoe lake at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas

Scene From A Drought

A trip to Texas shows the unexpected consequences of a severe drought

A false-color image of flooding in Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand’s Flooding, As Seen From Space

Bangkok residents have to avoid the crocodiles let loose by the flood

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The Overwhelming Data We Refuse To Believe

Another study finds the planet has warmed, but that won't convince the skeptics

Could climate change (a drought in Tanzania) spark a violent conflict?

Does Climate Change Cause War?

The issue is more complex than recent headlines have indicated

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There’s a Drought—Is It Climate Change?

Despite the heat waves across the country, no one is screaming "climate change is real" because of them. Why?

Still from Cars 2

Top Ten Kids’ Movies With a Green Theme

Loggers, hunters, developers, fishers, polluters and whalers are the evil villains in this movie genre

Trees grow at high elevations in the Rockies, fed by melting snow.

Rocky Mountains Losing Their Snow

A new study finds an unprecedented decline in snowpack in the West

The Great Barrier Reef

Ocean Acidification and the Battle Between Coral and Seaweed

Ocean acidification creates plenty of potential problems for life in the oceans, but corals might have it the worst

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An Arctic Ozone Hole?

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Five Reasons Anti-Evolution Measures are a Bad Idea

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It's Getting Hot in Here

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Climate Change and Winter Storms

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Climate and the Fall of the Roman Empire

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Ten Science Stories You Should Have Read

My ten favorite Smithsonian science and nature stories from the past year

Polar Bear at Cape Churchill (Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada)

It's Not Too Late to Save the Polar Bear

In 2007, scientists from the USGS said that if humans didn't cut greenhouse gas emissions, two-thirds of the world's polar bears could be gone by 2050

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Biodiversity Losses Could Be Bad for Your Health

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Looking for New Discoveries in Old Data

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It's Easy to Ignore Climate Change

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Why Climate Change Brings Both More and Less Water

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Colorado River One of Many Imperiled Waterways

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