CO2 Concentrations Hit Highest Levels in 3 Million Years
May 14, 2019, 1:18 pm By Yale e360The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit 415.39 parts per million (ppm) over the…Global Warming Is Fueling Growth Spurts in Some of China’s Oldest Trees
May 13, 2019, 2:54 pm By Yale e360Climate change is causing old trees in northern China’s permafrost forests to grow faster, likely…Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy
May 13, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
From 1962 to 1971, the American military sprayed vast areas of Vietnam with Agent Orange, leaving…Britain Went One Week Without Burning Coal, the First Time Since 1882
May 9, 2019, 2:25 pm By Yale e360Britain has gone a week without using coal to generate electricity for the first time since Queen…Coastal Recovery: Bringing a Damaged Wetland Back to Life
May 9, 2019, 9:09 am By Yale e360An ambitious wetlands restoration project is underway on Delaware Bay, where scientists are using…Dangerously High Air Pollution Levels Found in Most U.S. National Parks
May 8, 2019, 4:05 pm By Yale e360Some 85 percent of U.S. national parks have levels of air pollution that are hazardous to human…Bee Alert: Is a Controversial Herbicide Harming Honeybees?
May 7, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Recent court cases have focused on the possible effects of glyphosate, found in Monsanto’s…1 Million Species at Risk of Extinction, Intergovernmental Report Finds
May 6, 2019, 2:07 pm By Yale e360Nature is declining at an “unprecedented” rate due to human activity, with 1 million plant and…Volunteers Remove 3 Tons of Trash From Mount Everest in Two Weeks
May 3, 2019, 1:14 pm By Yale e360Volunteers have removed more than 3 tons of trash from Mount Everest in just two weeks, part of an…Intense Rainfall Is As Damaging to Crops As Heatwaves and Drought, and Climate Change Is Making It Worse
May 2, 2019, 1:36 pm By Yale e360Intense rainfall is as damaging to the U.S. agricultural sector as heatwaves and excessive droughts,…On Java’s Coast, A Natural Approach to Holding Back the Waters
May 2, 2019, 6:08 am By Yale e360
The island of Java has lost 70 percent of the mangroves that once protected its coast from erosion…Neonicotinoids Significantly Limit How Far Bees Can Fly, Study Finds
May 1, 2019, 1:35 pm By Yale e360Bees exposed to a neonicotinoid pesticide are able to fly just a third of the distance that…Warm Surface Water Temperatures Are Driving Melting on the World’s Largest Ice Shelf
Apr 30, 2019, 9:01 pm By Yale e360Scientists have found that a portion of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, the world’s largest ice…Why Bill McKibben Sees Rays of Hope in a Grim Climate Picture
Apr 30, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
The world has done little to tackle global warming since Bill McKibben’s landmark book on the…Solar Energy Capacity in U.S. Cities Has Doubled in the Last 6 Years
Apr 26, 2019, 11:51 am By Yale e360Solar power capacity has more than doubled in 45 of America’s 57 largest cities over the past six…Emperor Penguin Colony Experiences “Catastrophic Breeding Failure”
Apr 25, 2019, 3:25 pm By Yale e360Antarctica’s second-largest breeding colony of emperor penguins, located in the Weddell Sea, has…In Conservative Bavaria, Citizens Force Bold Action on Protecting Nature
Apr 25, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360Alarmed at steep declines in insects and wildlife, Bavarian voters backed a referendum aimed at…Four Out of 10 Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air
Apr 24, 2019, 1:20 pm By Yale e360More than 141 million people in the United States — 43 percent of the population — live in…How Kenya’s Push for Development Is Threatening Its Prized Wild Lands
Apr 24, 2019, 9:01 am By Yale e360
Kenya is pursuing a plan to build an extensive network of roads, power lines, dams, and renewable…More Than 1,000 Climate Activists Arrested in London
Apr 22, 2019, 12:39 pm By Yale e360Police have arrested more than 1,000 climate activists in London over eight days of direct actions…
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