Icebergs Wash Ashore on Cape Cod in “Once-in-a-Generation” Event
The historic winter of 2015 has left giant chunks of ice on the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Florida Isn’t the Only State to ‘Ban’ Climate Change
The Sunshine State isn’t the only U.S. state that has attempted to “outlaw” climate science. North Carolina, Louisiana and Tennessee have all passed laws that attempt to cast doubt on established climate science in boardrooms and classrooms.
Is the Blue Crab’s Natural Range Creeping North?
The recently observed northern migration of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidusthis, a commercially important species, could be yet another sign of climate change.
Can Florida Prepare for Climate Change Without Saying the Words?
In Florida, climate change is the global phenomenon that must not be named. Since 2011, the state Department of Environmental Protection employees have been banned from using that term as well as “global warming” and “sustainability” in their work, according to a new report.
How the Surfing Business Could be a Wipeout for an Iconic Calif. Town
To create perfect surfing conditions, nature needs to provide the right amount of deep-ocean swells, peculiar ocean-floor geography and wind. Coupled with sea-level rise, as beaches erode, the practice of beach replenishment – dredging and dumping sand to extend beaches and reclaim them from the ocean – is also destroying surf in some communities.
Europe Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Leading the World on Environmental Regulation
Over the past 40 years Europe has developed the most comprehensive, ambitious and binding environmental legislation existing anywhere today. And with good reason: these standards should be seen as a unique economic advantage.
Freakish Weather on Both US Coasts is Related
The plight of East Coasters may seem distant to Californians fretting over the latest predictions for a toasty, dry March that would almost certainly extend the devastating drought from three years to four. But, climate scientists say, the sometimes freakish weather abnormalities are two parts of a whole.
More proof: Study Sees Climate Change in Action in the Air, Watching CO2 Trap Heat
Scientists have witnessed carbon dioxide trapping heat in the atmosphere above the United States, chronicling human-made climate change in action, live in the wild.
Ocean Carbon Release Ended Last Ice Age
Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests.