Drought conditions have been at record levels in the contiguous United States for much of July, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which began monitoring drought conditions in 1999. The animated map below shows the spread of drought conditions since January 2012. ... read more >>

Tens of thousands of people have fled northern Mali as Islamist militants tighten their grip over the vast desert region. Those who remain face an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation with little access to food, clean water and medicine. The International Rescue Committee and international relief organizations, meanwhile, are struggling to deliver vital aid to suffering Malian civilians. ... read more >>

New policies and regulations can have a substantial impact on the rate of climate change. Many solutions have been raised. We look at the most likely, including greater energy efficiencies, carbon cap-and-trade systems, carbon taxes, new fuel economy standards and renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar power and bio-fuels. But until these mitigation measures are enacted, we need to loo ... read more >>

The “poster child” for global warming is the polar bear. But many other animals are already feeling the effects of global climate change on the oceans. Find out about the changing climate's impact on the earth’s population of sea turtles, right whales, penguins, seals, lobsters, and cod. ... read more >>

This is an educational video about water crisis, virtual water, and what we can do! ... read more >>

One assertion by President Obama about energy achievements in Tuesday night’s campaign debate drew little notice. Refuting Mr. Romney’s charge that he had jeopardized American energy security by vetoing the Keystone XL pipeline for carrying crude oil from Canada, the president said: “And with respect to this pipeline that Governor Romney keeps on talking about, we’ve — we’ve built enough pipeline ... read more >>

In December 2010, the largest wind farm project to date in Mower County got the green light to start construction. “It’s going to bring in a lot of good jobs, a lot of taxes to the area,” said landowner and Dexter Township Supervisor DuWayne Skov during a meeting in 2010. But nearly two years later, RES Americas’ 300-megawatt Pleasant Valley Wind Farm project is still on hold, largely due to the ... read more >>

A Danish wind turbine maker has announced more than 800 layoffs of its North American workforce so far this year due to the uncertainty surrounding the extension of wind tax credits.The U.S. wind industry has slowed, largely due to the uncertainty surrounding the Federal Production Tax Credit extension ... read more >>

Salt marshes have been disintegrating and dying over the past two decades along the U.S. Eastern seaboard and other highly developed coastlines, without anyone fully understanding why. This week in the journal Nature, MBL Ecosystems Center scientist Linda Deegan and colleagues report that nutrients -- such as nitrogen and phosphorus from septic and sewer systems and lawn fertilizers -- can cause ... read more >>

As controversy mounts over the Guardian's revelations that an American businessman conducted a massive ocean fertilisation test, dumping around 100 tonnes of iron sulphate off Canada's coast, it has emerged the Canadian government may have known about the geoengineering scheme and not stopped it.

The news combined, with Canadian obstructionism in negotiations over geoengineering at a United Na ... read more >>