climate change

Saving corals requires cutting carbon emissions, study findsSaving corals requires cutting carbon emissions, study finds

Saving corals requires cutting carbon emissions, study finds

Porites evermanni. (Photo credit: Keoki Stender) The eight most common species of coral around the islands can adapt to ocean…

7 months ago

IPCC report: ‘possible loss of entire countries in this century’

Pacific island nations are already being battered by king tides, catastrophic cyclones and sustained droughts Global heating above 1.5C will…

4 years ago
America uses 322 billion gallons of water each day. Here’s where it goes.America uses 322 billion gallons of water each day. Here’s where it goes.

America uses 322 billion gallons of water each day. Here’s where it goes.

Photo © iStockphoto.com/iofoto From cooling power plants to quenching thirst and growing crops, water is part of everything we do.…

6 years ago
From Atlantic City to Key West: 21 beach towns that will soon be under waterFrom Atlantic City to Key West: 21 beach towns that will soon be under water

From Atlantic City to Key West: 21 beach towns that will soon be under water

Photo: Tropical Depression Barry was a hurricane when it hit Cypremort Point, Louisiana. USA TODAY Network drone pilots captured video…

6 years ago
New Estimate Finds Less Fresh Groundwater in U.S. Than Previously AssumedNew Estimate Finds Less Fresh Groundwater in U.S. Than Previously Assumed

New Estimate Finds Less Fresh Groundwater in U.S. Than Previously Assumed

Photo: Well drillers for Hydro Resources drill a well near Sublette, Kansas. Photo © Brian Lehmann / Circle of Blue…

6 years ago
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