Image of the Day: Fish Fighting for Space
Thousands of fish struggle for room at the Divor Dam in Arraiolos, Portugal, where water levels are dangerously low. … Read More
Image the Day: Full Moon Over Washington
A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter flies through the skies with the picture-perfect backdrop of a full moon and the U.S. Capitol. The picture, courtesy of NASA, was taken from Arlington National Cemetery. … Read More
Image of the Day: Polar Bear Plunge a Little More Bearable
A warmer than usual January helped make this year's Polar Bear Plunge a little more, well, bearable, for this group's run into the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland during the Maryland State Police event. The Polar Bear Plunge is a charity function benefiting the Maryland State Special Olympics. … Read More
38 Climate Scientists Push Back with Letter to WSJ
The letter pushes back against the assertion that global warming has stopped in recent years, which is a claim that has frequently been made in the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. "Climate experts know that the long-term warming trend has not abated in the past decade."… Read More
New Study Casts Doubt on “Missing Heat” Hypothesis
Have you heard the tale about the “missing heatĀ in the climate system? Well, it turns out it may not have gone missing after all. Global warming is driven by an imbalance between how much energy the planet takes in from the sun, and how much it lets back out into space in the form of thermal radiation.… Read More
Doomsday Clock Ticks Louder, But Who’s Listening?
Doomsday clock used to mean something back in the day, but now the general response to such news is more or less, "The What?"… Read More
Science Made Simple: Take the Dog for a Walk
The old adage is that "climate is what you expect, weather is what you get," since day-to-day weather may depart significantly from average conditions.… Read More
As Santorum Surges, Sound Science Sags
In the contest of which GOP candidate may be the biggest doubter of climate change science, Rick Santorum is the unchallenged leader of the pack. But, John Huntsman still is the only GOP candidate unafraid to publicly affirm it.… Read More
