A region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, nicknamed the “Blue Blob,” has likely slowed the melting of the island’s glaciers since 2011 and may continue to stymie ice loss until about 2050, according to new research.

A month of intense rainstorms and two tropical cyclones has led to widespread flooding.

Innovative mini instruments on the International Space Station have produced their first maps of global humidity and ocean winds.

Antarctic sea ice shrank to near-record low

“Bomb cyclone” pummels Northeast, drought intensifies

A new dataset created by Texas A&M researchers will help scientists project ecosystem behavior, including seasonal fluxes of water, carbon and energy.

Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, especially in countries with low wind resources, according to new work in Nature Energy from Lei Duan and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie’s Department of Global Ecology.

The Paris Climate Agreement goal to limit global warming this century to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) over pre-industrial temperatures is still within reach, while apocalyptic, worst-case scenarios are no longer plausible, suggests a new CU Boulder analysis. 

The road to a stabilized climate is challenging and contentious. 

Colorado State University leaders in natural gas engine design and optimization are among a handful of teams nationwide innovating new technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in oil, gas and coal industries.