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2015 was Earth’s hottest in recorded history

WASHINGTON – Last year wasn’t just the Earth’s hottest year on record – it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration a...

DATE: Jan 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

El Niño helps year end on warmer, wetter note

WASHINGTON – December’s wild El Niño pushed 2015 in the United States to near-record levels for heat, moisture and downright extreme conditions, federal weather officials said Thursday. ...

DATE: Jan 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Concerns about deal grow

Experts fear pact may put politics above science

DATE: Dec 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cardinal: If climate talks stall, pope may gently intervene

LE BOURGET, France – If international climate talks really stall, don’t be surprised if there might be an ever-so-slight intervention by Pope Francis. Cardinal Peter Turkson, pres...

DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study sees possible dip in world carbon dioxide emissions

PARIS – Global carbon dioxide emissions may be dropping ever so slightly this year, spurred by a dramatic plunge in Chinese pollution, according to a surprising new study by a scientific tea...

DATE: Dec 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Absurdly hot October sets ‘new normal’

Scientists blame El Niño and global warming

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Poll: Climate change not major concern for most

Climate change isn’t panicking Americans

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Warmer world will come with high price

Study: Climate change will reduce global income

DATE: Oct 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Americans trashing the place more than thought

WASHINGTON – Americans are sending more than twice as much trash to landfills as the federal government has estimated, according to a new study. It turns out that on average Ameri...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Earth smashes global heat records

WASHINGTON – Earth’s record-breaking heat is sounding an awful lot like a broken record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that August, this p...

DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double

WASHINGTON – Air pollution is killing 3.3 million people a year worldwide, according to a new study that includes this surprise: Farming plays a large role in smog and soot deaths in industr...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Earth’s trees are truly branching out

Study shows there are 3 trillion of them on the planet now

DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science