Here is the good news on the climate front: The Europeans have ratcheted down their emissions targets, the Chinese are getting serious about solar power and energy efficiency, and Washington is lumbering toward a carbon cap. ...more

October 25, 2009

Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases - one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology - are on the rise, too. ...more

October 25, 2008

Global warming could reduce how many hurricanes hit the United States, according to a new federal study that clashes with other research. ...more

January 23, 2008

Earth's tropical belt seems to have expanded a couple hundred miles over the past quarter century, which could mean more arid weather for some already dry subtropical regions, new climate research shows. ...more

December 3, 2007

America's obesity epidemic and global warming might not seem to have much in common, but public health experts suggest people can attack them both by cutting calories and carbon dioxide at the same time. ...more

November 12, 2007

He spent decades trying to get the world to listen and believe as he did that global warming would destroy the planet unless people changed their behavior, and fast. ...more

October 14, 2007

WASHINGTON - Florida's humidity is hard to bear. Scientists say it might get worse, thanks to global warming. ...more

October 11, 2007