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December 11, 2015

Two previously trapped ships break free of Antarctic ice

A Russian research ship at the center of an Antarctic rescue drama has broken free from heavy pack ice two weeks after it became trapped, officials confirmed on Wednesday, hours after a Chinese icebreaker that became trapped while trying to help the Akademik Shokalskiy also freed itself and was heading for open waters.

December 11, 2015

Worst of this El Nino expected in coming months

Forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are still predicting with near certainty that this El Nino will last through the winter and will be the strongest since the 1997-98 El Nino and possibly the third strongest since 1950. The 1997-98 event sparked widespread storms and flooding that caused more than $4 billion in damage and killed 189 people nationwide.

December 9, 2015

The future of climate change action is in Washington, not Paris

The 2010 climate meeting ended as a dramatic failure. Now we are back in Paris, hoping that history does not repeat itself.

December 8, 2015

China set to begin building fourth Antarctic base for climate change research

A team of 28 construction workers arrived at the site of what will be China's fourth Antarctic research base, state media reported Thursday, where they are set to begin construction.

December 8, 2015

Climate change didn't force Vikings to abandon Greenland, scientists say

Climate change may not have played a role in Vikings’ 10th-century colonization of Greenland and abandonment of their colonies 400 years later, according to a new study.

December 7, 2015

Watch this glacier shimmy and shake

As scientists study climate change, one of the areas of greatest interest is the ebb and flow of mountain glaciers.

December 5, 2015

Climategate II: leaked emails show struggle to deal with warming lull

Scientists working on a landmark U.N. report on climate change are struggling to explain why global warming appears to have slowed down in the past 15 years even though greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.

December 3, 2015

British researchers say their new Antarctic base can slide across ice on hydraulic skis

British researchers have unveiled a futuristic Antarctic research base that can move, sliding across the frozen surface to beat the shifting ice and pounding snow that doomed its predecessors.

December 2, 2015

Australia approves dumping dredged mud around Great Barrier Reef

Australia approved a plan to dump large amounts of mud and sediment into the oceans surrounding the Great Barrier Reef in order to make room for developers to expand a coal port on the country's eastern coast on Friday.

November 29, 2015

Creation Museum says Science Guy Bill Nye will visit in February to debate creationism

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is set to visit Kentucky to debate evolution and biblical creation with the founder of the Creation Museum.