The End Is Near for the Biggest Coal Plant in the American West

Cheap natural gas could force the closure this year of the Navajo Generating Station near the Grand Canyon, dealing another blow to coal as a chief source of electricity in the U.S.

Record for hottest year broken once more in 2016

2016 was the hottest year on record - that is according to data compiled by NASA and the World Meteorological Organisation.

Drone footage shows huge Antarctic ice crack

Drone footage shows an Antarctic ice crack which opened late last year. The British Antarctic Survey is to pull all staff out of its space-age Halley base in March because of the crack.

Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise

Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere

Large-scale tornado outbreaks increasing in frequency

The frequency of large-scale tornado outbreaks is increasing in the United States, particularly when it comes to the most extreme events, according to new research.

Geoengineering Could Be a Disaster for Astronomy

Geoengineering is one of those things that sounds like maybe a good idea on paper but could also go horribly wrong.

NASA Just Created a Stunning New 3-D View of CO2

Using satellites and supercomputers, NASA scientists have recreated a year in the life of CO2.

The Arctic Completely Failed Its 2016 Report Card

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just released its annual "Arctic Report Card," a comprehensive overview of what's happening at our planet's North Pole.

As Methane Surges, Scientists Look to Nanotech and Microbes to Capture It

Methane is many times more potent than carbon dioxide, but it's also more difficult to capture.

Extreme rain storms in the US could increase by 400% due to climate change

Six scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research found extreme rain storms in America could increase by 400% due to climate change.

Four Major Cities Ban Diesel Vehicles by 2025

Mayors of Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City agreed to ban diesel vehicles in these cities in the next decade

Yet another country to phase out coal, and other good news

Portuguese environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has confirmed that his country will stop burning coal by 2030 at the latest.

Soil carbon released into air might equal US emissions, trigger runaway climate change

Warming could drive the loss of at least 55 trillion kilograms of carbon from the soil by mid-century, or about 17% more than the projected emissions due to human-related activities during that period.

The Great Barrier Reef Just Suffered the Worst Die-Off Ever Seen

Abnormally high water temperatures caused by you-know-what are being blamed for the worst coral die-off ever recorded along Australia's Great Barrier Reef.