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El Niño events appear to have become more commonplace as the globe has warmed, a new study finds. Meanwhile, another study could make El Niños easier to predict.
New work on the Genuine Progress Indicator shows that global GDP is increasing, but global economic welfare no longer is. Can our species stop expanding before it hits limits?
Carbon taxes work just fine. In B.C., where they have one, emissions are falling and the economy is growing. Modeling shows the same could happen in Massachusetts. Heck, the same could happen anywhere!
Here's how the Bay Area, Sacramento, and San Diego are cutting greenhouse gases in response to S.B. 375.
The head of the U.S. Forest Service recently warned Congress that climate change is prolonging the annual wildfire season. Colorado is feeling the heat.
Why do climate deniers refuse to accept that climate change is happening despite overwhelming scientific evidence? A new study may provide a clue.
Last August's explosion and fire were just the latest in a long history of disasters at Chevron's East Bay plant. Locals have had enough.
Landscape architect Kevin Shanley says human-made marshes can act as buffers against storm surges, but will they be enough to save us from the rising seas?
Traditional media has not served climate change very well. Here's a pitch for a more personal, informal, and occasionally profane approach.