greenhouse effect

In one corner, we have one hundred and fifty years of research, thousands of the world's most brilliant minds, Nobel Prize winners, and effects which can easily be seen worldwide. In the other corner, there's Trump, the fossil fuel lobby, and their henchmen. Image shows Scott Pruitt. Credits: Gage Skidmore.

These "alternative facts" go against 150 years of research.

Man-made greenhouse gas is 7,100 times worse than CO2

January 6, 2014

Chemists at University of Toronto report a new greenhouse gas has been added to the roster - perfluorotributylamine, or PFTBA. Like ...

Greenhouse gases reached record levels in 2011

by Mihai Andrei

November 20, 2012

Greenhouse gas emissions are growing, growing and growing; the level of CO2 emitted by humans grew to 390.9 parts per ...

CO2 levels reach record height – 45% larger than in 1990

by Tibi Puiu

September 22, 2011

Recent figures published in a report prepared by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency ...

The 2007 Anaktuvuk River Fire burned more than 1,000 square kilometers of tundra on Alaska's North Slope. It was the largest fire in the region since 1950, when record-keeping began. (c) Bureau of Land Management

Arctic wildfire spews huge amount of carbon into the environment

by Tibi Puiu

July 28, 2011

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Aerosols slow down global warming by a third in 2000s

by Tibi Puiu

July 22, 2011

According to a new study released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tiny solid and liquid particles in ...

A Chinese flag flies in front of a coal-fired power plant in Tianjin, China. China is the world's biggest user of coal, and the world's biggest emitter of carbon. (c) Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images

Chinese coal linked to global warming standstill

by Tibi Puiu

July 6, 2011

[caption id="attachment_7805" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A Chinese flag flies in front of a coal-fired power plant in Tianjin, China. China is ...

Masses of ice rise up to 120 feet above the water level near the Southern Shetlands archipelago in Antarctica during the southern hemisphere's summer season. (c) AP

Warmer oceans lead to faster glacier melting

by Tibi Puiu

July 4, 2011

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An international research team is exploring the Arctic in search of soot. Carbon deposited there as a result of activities elsewhere can have a long-term impact on climate. (Associated Press)

Soot responsible for rapid Arctic melting?

by Tibi Puiu

April 21, 2011

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