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Former French president Sarkozy says Europe should impose carbon tax on US if Trump pulls out of Paris Pact

We need leaders that address global issues.

So, 2016 is set to be the hottest year on record. By far. Now what?

According to data published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN, 2016 will be the hottest year on record.

The ZME Diaries: #COP22 -- The heart of COP

A look at what likely is the liveliest part of the conference.

Here's how Donald Trump might bring the U.S. back to the climate 'dark ages'

President Trump could be a disaster for the climate.

WMO's "Global Climate in 2011-2015" report published, proves we need to act now

Hot, droughty, floody, deadly.

The ZME Diaries: #COP22, Day 1 - Our Thoughts and Impressions

Our own opinions and impressions about how this crucial summit is going, somewhat like a travel diary.

World leaders convene for COP22 in Marrakech to turn promises into action

All eyes are on Marrakesh for the next two weeks as the most important climate event of the year unfolds.

New study might explain why winters have been more horrid in recent years

Researchers might have an explanation for why winters have gotten so horrendous.

Chinese leader pressures Trump to uphold milestone climate change pact if he's elected

Trump might jeopardize the most important climate change text in history.

Another ignoble carbon milestone: in 2015 average CO2 levels crossed 400ppm

No pat on the back for this one.

A seaweed could help us curb greenhouse gas emissions - if we feed it to cows

It can make a big difference.

Heads of states from 170 countries sign deal that bans global warming chemicals used in refrigerators and AC

Yet another historic climate accord was signed this Saturday, right on the heels of the Paris Agreement coming into force.

Comet collision caused rapid carbon rise in ancient times

There may have been a bang.

Americans are worried about climate change but, paradoxically, aren't talking about it (and this doesn't help at all)

When everyone is silent, nothing gets done.

Paris climate agreement enters into force

The landmark Paris climate agreement has become an official agreement, fulfilling the necessary condition: over 55 countries covering over 55% of global emissions have ratified it.

India, world's 3rd biggest polluter, ratifies Paris Agreement -- vows to reach 40% renewables by 2030

We're only a shy of sealing the Paris pact.

Stop patting yourself on the back for the Paris Agreement, researchers say

While many officials are celebrating the climate agreement reached in Paris, the world is still massively heating up.

Hydropower: not that clean after all. Study finds reservoirs around the world emit as much CO2 as Canada

A new huge source of carbon emissions has been confirmed by scientists.

'We won't ever see a month below 400ppm,' said NASA’s chief climate scientist

We'll have some explaining to do when our kids grow up.

How India broke the record for planting trees: 50 million in one day

800,000 volunteers worked for 24 hours.

The U.S. is likely failing its share of the Paris agreement

A new study found that the US isn't carrying its own weight.

We're half way there: key threshold crossed for Paris Climate Change Agreement to come into force

Climate change requires more action from gov-stakeholders -- but the gears are turning.

The Paris Climate Change Agreement might become ratified at the U.N. talks this week

This week, New York is the world's capital for climate action.

Global warming might lock California in drought for centuries

Aridity might be the new normal in California.

Climate change has never been more polarized by partisan belief. Say 'thanks' to mainstream media

Partisan belief is promoting anti-science views which might cost us all dearly.

The Gist of Climate Change explained in one Amazing XKCD Comic

Randall Munroe is back with yet another intelligent comic. This time he drew out a very complex subject in simple terms.

This August was the hottest one on record

In 136 years of continuous measuring, this is the hottest August ever recorded.

Climate change is killing Hawaii's birds

Rats have their part of the blame, but climate change is the main threat.

Pepsi, DuPont, Google and others play both sides by funding climate change deniers, despite publically supporting climate action

Lame, lame, lame.

Chile just signed the cheapest unsubsidized power in the world at ¢2.91/kWh.

There are absolutely no subsidies which means this is the cheapest power plant in the world.

The planet is warming faster than it ever has in the last 1,000 years, NASA warns

This is not good news.

The difference between a climate change skeptic and a climate change denier

The two aren't interchangeable.

Interactive map shows which paths animals need to take to flee climate change

Visualizing the impending migration of birds, amphibians, and mammals.

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands now largest protected area on the planet

President Obama used his executive powers to quadruples the size of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Controversial study claims biofuels aren't carbon neutral, says it's much worse than gasoline

A long-standing assumption in science is being put into question.

Letter signed by 154 Australian experts calls for the Land Down Under to step up its game

Policy and scientific fact don't match, and the researchers urge for change.

New study shows global warming was a long time coming

Scientists showed that consistent global warming started in the 1830s.

Antarctic 'living sensors' indicate global warming affecting ocean circulation

The consequences are not known at the moment.

At 1075 years old, this is Europe's oldest inhabitant

A Bosnian Pine from Greece has been dated to be at least 1075 years old, making it the oldest living thing in Europe.

By 2085 most cities in the world will be too hot to host Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games might one day take place with air conditioning.

The last ten months were the hottest on record and July was the most blazing ever

We've become very cynical. "Hottest year? Doh!"

What are abundant and sustainable fuels? “Folks, that's of course the fossil fuels,” says President of Koch-funded shill group

The Koch Brothers' rhetoric not only defies logic and facts, but the English language also.

A CEO's pay is enough to train all the company's laid-off coal miners for jobs in sustainable energy

The coal industry is tanking -- hundreds of thousands are getting fired, while execs are getting a raise. One startling study found how little it takes to retrain those laid-off.

Coral bleaching has been captured on video for the first time

They don't seem to be having a good time.

Real extent of sea level rise obscured by 1991 massive volcano eruption

How a volcano may have hidden sea level rise all this time.

Douglas fir forests are buckling under the heat, pausing their growth altogether

Silly trees, can't they set the thermostat lower, like the rest of us?

Deadly bacteria breeding more in the oceans because of global warming

Developing countries, yet again, will be the most vulnerable in the face of such risks.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar speech raised more climate change awareness than Earth Day

DiCaprio absolutely killed it -- and we now have the numbers to prove it.

Climate change will make in-flight turbulence more common and take-offs more difficult

These risks will become serious in a couple of decades, but we need to act now.

Global warming causes plants and soils to 'burp' more CO2

A long-standing assumption that as the planet warms, the biosphere releases more CO2 in a positive feedback loop was confirmed by researchers.

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