Climatology
Five Places Outside America Where the U.S. Election Matters
American citizens aren't the only ones concerned about the outcome of tomorrow's election
November 05, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Here’s Why We’re Not Living in an Ice Age (And Why That Matters for the Future)
The same feedback systems that took us from ice age to modern warmth are still around
November 05, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Did the Pilgrims Really Land on Plymouth Rock and More Questisons From our Readers
Where do hurricanes start, the Big Bang, sea gulls and other answers from the Smithsonian’s experts
November 2012 |
By Smithsonian Magazine
What Should New York City Do to Prepare for the Next Sandy?
After Hurricane Sandy, New York City will likely begin more seriously considering severe storm mitigation efforts
October 30, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Safe from Sandy? Help a Hurricane Researcher
If the worst of Hurricane Sandy has passed you by and you're safe and dry, think about helping a researcher out
October 30, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Can We Link Hurricane Sandy to Climate Change?
Models indicate that climate change will cause more frequent and intense hurricanes, but the overall trend can't be linked with any particular storm
October 29, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
What If You Replaced All of New York City’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions with Big Blue Bouncy Balls?
Watch New York City get buried under its own carbon emissions
October 26, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
A Massive Field Of Frozen Greenhouse Gas Is Thawing Out
Vast stores of methane hydrates off the US east coast are thawing out, but what this means is still up in the air
October 25, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
These Were the First Debates Since 1988 In Which Climate Change Went Unmentioned
Climate change was conspicuously missing from this season's presidential debates, the first time the topic has not come up since 1988
October 23, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
To Increase Salmon Populations, Company Dumped 110 Tons of Iron Into the Pacific Ocean
Adding iron to the ocean can make life bloom, but scientists are uneasy about the potential unknown consequences
October 16, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Melting Greenland Ice Has Consequences
Melting Greenland ice could affect ocean circulation patterns, and further spur global warming
October 12, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Bad News Chemistry: Carbon Dioxide Makes Ice Weaker
An MIT study reveals that carbon dioxide directly reduces the strength of ice, which has troubling implications for climate change
October 11, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
New Technology Maps Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the Street and Neighborhood Level
The Hestia project draws on a variety of data sources to paint a comprehensive picture of a city's greenhouse gas metabolism
October 10, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Three Quarters of Americans Now Believe Climate Change Is Affecting the Weather
74 percent of surveyed Americans think that global warming is changing the weather
October 09, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Predictions From The Father of Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback's predictions give us a look at the most radical of technological utopianism from the 1920s
October 04, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Plants Won’t Help Fight Global Warming As Much As We’d Thought
A long-running experiment has found that more carbon dioxide does not necessarily mean more plant growth
October 02, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Fish to Shrink in Warming Waters
Climate change could lead to a sizable drop in fish sizes in coming decades
October 01, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Watch Drought Dry Up America’s Groundwater
A drought this year affected large parts of the United States, including a lot of agricultural land
September 27, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
Stressed Out Species Aren’t Adapting in the Ways We Think They Should
Some animals are adapting to habitat destruction, but not always in the way that we would like
September 26, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
There’s a Reason It’s Called Global Warming: European Emissions Rise From Imported American Coal
US carbon dioxide emissions go down, but European emissions go up, as coal is traded worldwide
September 25, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
