Climate change

Louisiana, Sinking Fast, Prepares to Empty Its Coastal Plain

State weighs buyouts, prohibiting new development, tax hikes Policy could become template for climate adaptation nationwide Louisiana is finalizing a…

7 years ago

An Unusual Partnership for People and Nature

The 17,351-acre Powderhorn Ranch in Calhoun County, one of the few remaining large tracts of intact native coastal prairie and…

7 years ago

Opinion: Desalination plant in Southern California is important to water security

Photo: Workers prepare a desalination plant for service at the Charles Meyer Desalination Facility in Santa Barbara this year. (Jim…

7 years ago

West Coast Ocean Acidification Rates Among Highest In World

The United States is stepping away from the Paris Climate Agreement, but the consequences of climate change will be more…

7 years ago

Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades

Credit: Joe Raedle Getty Images The numbers didn’t add up. Even as Earth grew warmer and glaciers and ice sheets…

7 years ago

The race to save Florida’s devastated coral reef from global warming

The Paris climate agreement is a key factor in preventing further damage to the ecosystem, and the tourism and seafood…

7 years ago

How climate change could threaten the water supply for millions of Californians

When it comes to California and climate change, the predictions are staggering: coastal airports besieged by floodwaters, entire beaches disappearing…

7 years ago

13 U.S.A. Cities Defy Trump, Post Deleted Climate Data

More than one dozen U.S. cities have banded together to post deleted climate data and research from the U.S. Environmental…

7 years ago

First the Arctic melted, then Bolivian water dried up, then…

Bolivia has declared a state of emergency as climate impacts shrink glaciers and leave cities without water. The now-barren slopes…

7 years ago

Kansas Researchers Say Climate Change Will Deteriorate Midwest Water Quality

Following periods of drought, heavy rains and flooding can flush nitrate out of dry soil and into drinking water. In…

8 years ago