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Despite cloudy, cool summer, Arctic sea ice hits 2nd-lowest level on record
Arctic sea ice fell to the second-lowest level on record in 2016, showing the region continues to transform due to global warming.
Alligators may not have changed much in 8 million years
Florida scientists said the American alligator species is much older than previously thought.
Scientists have even more bad news about polar bears
Sea ice melt has already cost polar bears about seven weeks of sea ice cover since 1979, with greater losses to come.
Terrifying videos show Super Typhoon Meranti flipping fences in Taiwan
The biggest typhoon of the year intensified into a Category 5 storm before hitting southern Taiwan.
By Victoria Ho
Crazy satellite images show Super Typhoon Meranti swallowing tiny island
Super Typhoon Meranti hit the little island of Itbayat head on, swallowing it within its tiny, eerily calm eye.
China is fueling a global decline in new coal power projects
Shifting policies and sluggish economic growth in Asia spell weaker demand for coal-fired power plants, a new report says.
Trump tells scientists 'climate change' is worth researching, but not acting on
In statements to scientists, Donald Trump reveals the deep divide between him and Hillary Clinton on climate change.
Russian mining giant is to blame for eerie blood-red river
Norilsk Nickel said "abnormal rains" caused a filtration dam at its processing plant to overflow.
Super Typhoon Meranti, the strongest storm on Earth this year, nears Taiwan
Super Typhoon Meranti became the strongest storm anywhere on Earth in 2016, and it's nearing Taiwan and China
Geoengineering is a bonkers plan, but it may be needed to tackle global warming
Many people think solar geoengineering is a crazy idea. But compared to the alternative -- a far warmer world, it may be the best option.
By Gernot Wagner
Marine conservation efforts just took a major step forward
In a big step forward for the marine protected areas movement, policymakers and activists adopted the 30 percent by 2030 target on Friday.
Arrest warrant issued for journalist Amy Goodman after pipeline protest coverage
"This is an unacceptable violation of freedom of the press."
By Ariel Bogle
Former EPA chief Whitman at center of 9/11 air safety controversy says 'I'm sorry'
It won't help the victims of 9/11's toxic air in New York City, but Whitman's apology ends a long period of apparent denial.
Deadly Louisiana deluge had a major climate change assist, study finds
Global warming helped set up the biggest natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy, scientists found.
Open water nears North Pole as 2016 melt season races to finish
Broken sea ice and open water is inching closer to the North Pole as the 2016 sea ice melt season nears its end.
Chinese ship might have to pay $120 million in Great Barrier Reef clean-up
The Aussie government is asking for compensation for damage to the reef.
By Ariel Bogle
Protesters allied with Black Lives Matter shut down London City Airport runway
The demonstration aimed to highlight the racial implications of climate change on both a global and local level.
Coca-Cola says it 'replenished' all the water it used to make its soft drinks
The U.S. beverage giant is part of a growing push to reduce companies' water use to benefit both their businesses -- and their brands.
Sea level rise is worsening Hermine's coastal flooding
Sea level rise is making storms like Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine more dangerous along the Mid-Atlantic coast.
In diplomatic milestone, the US and China formally join Paris Climate Agreement
The move raises the likelihood that the global climate pact will take full effect by the end of 2016.
Obama visits remote Midway Atoll to highlight climate change threats
President Obama snorkeled in the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument, the world's largest marine protected area.
Why Tropical Storm Hermine poses a menacing flood, erosion risk to Mid-Atlantic
Tropical Storm Hermine poses a major threat to the Mid-Atlantic due to three main factors, including unusually mild ocean temperatures.
Hurricane Hermine may pummel Mid-Atlantic coast over Labor Day weekend
Hurricane Hermine may pull off a rare feat for such a storm: stalling out just off the East Coast, slamming beaches with high waves and flooding for days.
After unusual Arctic storms, sea ice coverage in region is plummeting
A sailboat is getting closer to circumnavigating the Arctic as sea ice cover continues to plummet
Florida hasn't had a hurricane in 3,965 days: until today
An intensifying storm named Hermine is likely to bring a life-threatening storm surge to Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday into Friday.
