In the past, climate change denial was largely focused on the first three facts (i.e., the science of climate change). However, denial of these facts has become more and more untenable in light of the ...

Human activities are causing world temperatures to rise, posing serious threats to people and nature. Things are likely to worsen in the coming decades, but scientists argue urgent action can still ...

The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that ...

Click the downloadable graphic: What is attribution science? Humans have increased Earth’s temperature, mainly by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and methane gas. The resulting heat-trapping ...

Science is nuanced. This basic truth certainly holds for the field of atmospheric science, where the complexities of the airy environment are investigated. The climate science subdiscipline explores ...

More extreme weather and shifting growing seasons are putting pressure on school meal programs, which serve nearly half a billion children worldwide. Jennifer Burney, a professor of Earth system ...

Gradually increasing the price of fossil fuels is considered a key element of effective climate policy—and yet it remains the ...

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