Climate Change : Science World Report

Sep 05, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

Climate Change: Polar Bears May Survive Ice Melt By Feasting on Caribou and Geese

Polar bears might be able to survive climate change and the melting ice they call home.

Sep 03, 2015 08:27 AM EDT

Climate Change: Drought and Heat Waves to Occur More Often at the Same Time

Scientists have found that as climate change continues, we should expect temperatures to become warmer as drought occurs.

Sep 01, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

NASA to Study Arctic Climate Change Ecosystem Impacts with New ABoVE Campaign

NASA is gearing up to study the environmental and societal effects of climate change.

Sep 01, 2015 08:54 AM EDT

Climate Change: Why 'Grey Swan' Hurricanes May be a Major Problem for Cities in the Future

Some rare but predictable storms could pose huge risks in the future. Scientists have found that severe tropical cyclones would hit a number of coastal cities worldwide that are widely seen as unthreatened by these powerful storms.

Aug 28, 2015 05:15 PM EDT

Climate Change: Increasing Drought and Disturbances Risking the World's Forests

Increasingly severe disturbances may be weakening the world's temperate forests. Scientists have found the droughts and other threats could be levelling forests.

Aug 27, 2015 04:00 PM EDT

NASA Data Reveals Sea Levels are Rising--And Fast

Sea levels may be rising-and fast. New NASA research reveals that sea levels are rising far faster than anyone expected.

Aug 27, 2015 10:25 AM EDT

Bacteria May Protect Planet Earth by Sucking Up Excess Methane

Scientists have taken a closer look at methanotrophs in hopes of developing an array of biotechnological applications that exploit methane and protect our environment from this gas.

Aug 25, 2015 01:44 PM EDT

Climate Change: New Map Reveals the Cost of Flooding Around Estuaries

Communities around estuaries may be in for some financial troubles. Scientists have created a new visualization tool to predict the maximum cost of coastal flooding to communities around estuaries.

Aug 25, 2015 11:45 AM EDT

West Coast May be at Risk of Sea-Level Rise Due to Misjudged Uplift Rates

The West Coast may be in danger of sea level rise. Researchers have found that the uplift rates across the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and northern Mexico have been overestimated by an average of more than 40 percent.

Aug 24, 2015 12:12 PM EDT

Greenland Massive Glacier Calf Spotted from Space

It turns out that a Greenland glacier may be melting far faster than anyone suspected. New NASA satellite images reveal that the Jakobshavn glacier may have lost a massive chunk of ice, possibly setting a new record.

Aug 21, 2015 09:02 AM EDT

California Drought May Have Been Partly Caused by Climate Change

It turns out that climate change may have worsened California's drought.

Aug 21, 2015 08:44 AM EDT

Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas was the Major Cause of the End of the Ice Age

We may be learning a bit more about our future as we examine the past climate. Scientists have found that the last Ice Age lost most of its glaciers due to greenhouse gases.