How One of the Oldest Oak Trees in the US Was Killed By Brian Kahn published 26 October 16 One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. was dealt a death blow by extreme heat this summer.
World's Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 PPM Threshold. Permanently By Brian Kahn published 27 September 16 Carbon dioxide just hit its annual minimum at Mauna Loa Observatory and failed to dip below 400 ppm.
Obama Just Tied Climate Change to National Security By Brian Kahn published 22 September 16 The U.S intelligence community also released the first unclassified report that explicitly looks at the impact of climate change on national security.
This is What Climate Change Sounds Like, in D Minor By Brian Kahn published 20 September 16 Yellow cedars are dying in Alaska and researchers have turned the data showing their demise into music.
One Simple Comic Explains Climate Change By Brian Kahn published 14 September 16 Randall Munroe, creator of the tri-weekly web comic xkcd, has created a comic that shows just how radical the recent changes are and puts to bed the trope “the climate has changed before.”
Antarctic CO2 Hit 400 PPM For First Time in 4 Million Years By Brian Kahn published 16 June 16 Carbon dioxide passed a notable symbolic threshold in Antarctic for the first time in 4 million years.
Stunning Cloud Maps Tell the Story of Life on Earth By Brian Kahn published 3 May 16 Stunning new maps document a global year in the clouds in more intimate detail than ever before.
Great Barrier Reef Devastated by Coral Bleaching By Brian Kahn published 21 April 16 The vast majority of the world's largest reef ecosystem has been ravaged by coral bleaching.
Climate Change Is Messing with Earth's Axis By Brian Kahn published 11 April 16 By melting the planet's ice, climate change is causing Earth's poles to drift. What's next?
Climate Change Is Coming For Your Maple Syrup By Brian Kahn published 28 March 16 Climate change could spell bad news for the maple syrup on your pancakes.
January Smashed Another Global Temperature Record By Brian Kahn published 16 February 16 January continues a streak of abnormally hot months as 2016 picks up right where 2015 left off.
Wildfires Are Burning Some of the World’s Oldest Trees By Brian Kahn published 28 January 16 Tasmania's rainforest is burning up in the wake of its most severe two-year drought on record.
The 8 Biggest Climate Storylines of the Year By Brian Kahn published 29 December 15 From record heat to the Pope's climate push to Paris, these are the climate stories that shaped 2015.
Hot Oceans Are Killing Coral Reefs Around the World By Brian Kahn published 8 October 15 For only the third time on record, coral bleaching is occurring across the globe and climate change is to blame.
The Planet Is Going To Have Its Hottest Year on Record By Brian Kahn published 17 September 15 There's a 97 percent chance the planet is going to have its hottest year on record.
Has Global Warming Taken a Rest? Not So Fast, Study Suggests By Brian Kahn published 4 June 15 The global warming hiatus — a decade-plus slowdown in warming — could be chalked up to some buoys, a few extra years of data and a couple buckets of seawater.
Geoengineering Holds Promise; Solutions Not Ready By Brian Kahn published 10 February 15 Geoengineering offers solutions and risks but reducing emissions is still the best way to address climate change.
One for the Record Books: 2014 Officially Hottest Year By Brian Kahn published 6 January 15 The Japanese Meteorological Agency has released data showing 2014 was the globe's hottest year.
Earth Had Warmest October on Record By Brian Kahn published 15 November 14 For the third month in a row, global temperatures were in record high territory according to NASA.
Feel the Heat: Fourth-Warmest October for U.S. By Brian Kahn published 13 November 14 This was a warm October for the U.S. and the first month since July 2013 no state was cooler than normal.
2 Years On: Sandy Inspires Storm of Climate Research By Andrea Thompson, Brian Kahn published 29 October 14