Rising Seas and Your Wallet
New sea level rise projections for California's iconic beaches show that as beaches vanish beneath rising seas, so too will hundreds of millions in state revenue. Read More

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A study in the Journal of Climate suggests that the natural climate cycles known as El Niño and La Niña won't get worse. But their effects will.… Read More
Five million people get their fresh water from a huge natural underground reservoir called the Biscayne Aquifer, which has been under assault.… Read More
Lots of other tree species appear to be headed north as well, including American basswood, yellow birch, black ash, big tooth aspen, and sugar maple.… Read More
Scientists know after 'Himalayagate' that one big error can cloud a thousand truths.… Read More
What’s considered unusual warmth today will be typical in the future, climate scientists say. Seasons like this one will happen so often, in fact, that they will be the norm.… Read More
The new edition of an authoritative world atlas includes many changes due to global warming, especially in the Arctic. Read More
The decline in Arctic sea ice has important implications for human activities and wildlife not only in the vast Arctic region, but also in lower latitudes, since sea ice helps regulate the global climate and influence weather patterns.… Read More
New sea level rise projections for California's iconic beaches show that as beaches vanish beneath rising seas, so too will hundreds of millions in state revenue. Read More
The still map from Climate Central's latest interactive illustrating how 2012 was the hottest in U.S. history.