Sea levels rising at unprecedented rate could displace millions of people by end of the century
Sea levels are rising at unprecedented rates, scientists say. New research shows that by 2040, more than 90 percent of the world’s coastal areas could be experiencing sea level rises of more than 8 inches. But certain areas, like the Eastern US,...
Some of Audi's gasoline-powered cars may have cheated emissions, too
Volkswagen could face renewed wrath from investors and the public after regulators in California found emissions-cheating software in some of the company’s Audi models. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) found evidence of emissions testing...
You can now calculate how much Arctic sea ice you’re destroying with your CO2 emissions
The carbon dioxide emissions I produce as an average American destroy about 650 square feet of Arctic sea ice every year. That’s according to a new study that directly links the amount of annual CO2 released in the atmosphere to the amount of...
The world's best effort to curb global warming probably won't prevent catastrophe
The promises that various countries have made to curb greenhouse emissions still won’t be enough to stop dangerous levels of global warming, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Program. Even under the terms of the Paris...
A comet impact may have triggered Earth’s ancient warming period
Scientists have discovered the first ever physical evidence that a giant comet or asteroid slammed into Earth around 56 million years ago — the same time the planet went through an abrupt warming period. The timing of the two events is pretty...
NASA's Kennedy Space Center suffers limited damage after brush with Hurricane Matthew
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida seems to have been spared the worst of Hurricane Matthew, after models predicted the area would receive a direct hit from the storm. Instead, the center of the hurricane passed about 26 miles away from KSC’s...
