Image by ozgurmulazimoglu via Flickr The Earth has entered a new geological period in which human influence dominates the state of the planet, compounding uncertainty about the future. In 20... Read more
How do you govern something that doesn’t exist yet? That, in a broad sense, is the question facing scientists and governments who are interested in exploring geoengineering’s pot... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Highs and lows You might think that measuring the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would be a priority. If you did think that, though, you would be wrong. IN... Read more
The U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen aim to reach agreement on a post-Kyoto pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are blamed for global warming. Read more
Could methane-digesting bacteria and an Arctic cap of fresh water prevent a climate catastrophe? Methane trapped in Arctic ice (and elsewhere) could be rapidly released into the atmosphere a... Read more
Plans to boost food production in Britain and reduce its impact on the environment have been unveiled. The government’s 20-year food strategy includes making land available for people... Read more
A Web tool that generates color maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes using 16 of the world’s most prominent climate-change models is being used to consider such thin... Read more
As part of the U.S. charm offensive at the recent Copenhagen summit on climate change, a roughly one meter-diameter orb helped display a decade’s worth of climate data collected by NAS... Read more