Climatology
Seals With High-Tech Hats Are Collecting Climate Data in the Antarctic
Scientists hooked the animals up with sensors that monitor how heat moves through deep ocean currents
Climate Change May Be Causing Birds to Shrink—and Their Wings to Grow
The phenomenon was ‘shockingly’ consistent across a variety of bird species, according to the authors of a new study
Mercury-Laden Fog May Be Poisoning California’s Mountain Lions
A new study has found that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains display higher mercury levels than big cats in inland regions
From Ancient Seeds to Scraps of Clothing, Rats' Nests Are Full of Treasures
Material gathered and preserved in a pack rat's midden helps researchers open new windows on the past
Australia Is Battling ‘Catastrophic’ Bushfires
‘I’ve been in this industry for 40 years and I have not seen a scenario like this before,’ one fire official said
Massive Citizen Science Effort Seeks to Survey the Entire Great Barrier Reef
Only about 1,000 of 3,000 individual reefs have been documented, but the Great Reef Census hopes to fill in the gaps
Plaque Memorializes First Icelandic Glacier Lost to Climate Change
In 2014, the Okjökull was declared dead after dwindling from over 5 square miles to a mound of "dead ice"
Heat Waves Could Kill Thousands of People in U.S. Cities if Climate Goals Aren't Met
A new study calculates that as temperatures increase, up to 5,800 people will die in New York and 2,400 in L.A. during the hottest years
Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in Human History
Last Friday, carbon concentrations at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory topped 415 ppm
How Do You Educate Climate Change Skeptics? Empower Their Kids to Teach Them
A new study shows that educating children may be the best way to reach parents who don't seem to care about climate change
The Space Station Just Got a New Cutting-Edge Carbon Mapper
The OCO-3 instrument will watch Earth's carbon levels change throughout the day
Climate Change Has Made Droughts More Frequent Since 1900
Tree ring data from various parts of the world shows that greenhouse gas increases have impacted soil moisture for over 100 years
Ocean Wind and Waves Have Grown Stronger Over the Last Three Decades
Decades of satellite data show changes in the ocean that could lead to more destructive storm surges and coastal erosion
The Rich Get Richer Under Climate Change, 50 Years of Data Shows
According to a new study, rising temperatures have reduced the GDP of many poor nations and boosted economic output of wealthier countries
CO2 Levels Are as High as They Were Three Million Years Ago
The last time Earth had this much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trees were growing at the South Pole
Raging Rivers May Have Washed Over Mars for Billions of Years
A study of 200 river systems shows the waterways persisted even while the atmosphere was disappearing and the Red Planet was drying up
A Network of Lakes Lies Under East Antarctica's Biggest Glacier
The water underneath the Totten Glacier may force researchers to recalculate how quickly climate change may melt the massive ice sheet
How Much Electricity Can Thunderstorms Produce?
Researchers used a cosmic ray detector to clock one storm in at a shocking 1.3 billion volts
Flooding Creates a 10-Mile-Long Lake in Death Valley
The rare ephemeral lake was caused when the compacted, dry desert soil wasn't able to absorb the .87 inches of rain that recently fell on the national park
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