Climate Change

Northern sea ice continues its thinning trend.
Ryder Diaz, Contributor
Changes in the environment likely made life too difficult for Peru's Moche.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
The engine of our climate changes seawater chemistry.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
In environmental science, the law of unintended consequences cannot be denied.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Methods that might be used to purposely affect the climate and correct for the warming effects of greenhouse gases.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Our continuing coverage of the 2011 AGU meeting.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Alfred Hitchcock would have appreciated this twist: The birds in central California are getting bigger
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
A new analysis of satellite data shows that melting glaciers are contributing to a planet that is bulging around the center.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
A sensor developed by FedEx may help increase the rigor of measurements for climate scientists.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
New maps show rise in sea level greater in some places than others.
Phil Schewe, Contributor
Hotter droughts increase wildfire, bark beetle threats to fragile forests.
Eric Betz, Contributor