How Did Early Earth Stay Warm? Greenhouse Gases

How Did Early Earth Stay Warm? Greenhouse Gases

For at least a billion years of the distant past, planet Earth should have been frozen over but wasn’t, and one popular notion was that methane, with 23-34 times (yes, it is unclear) the heat-…
Chemtrails Just A Conspiracy Theory

Chemtrails Just A Conspiracy Theory

Atmospheric scientists overwhelmingly deny the existence of a secret, elite-driven plot to release harmful chemicals into the air from high-flying aircraft, according to the first peer-reviewed…
Why Has Climate Change Taken So Long?

Why Has Climate Change Taken So Long?

If man-made greenhouse gas emissions are going to cause more droughts and storm surges on a persistent basis, why did it take so long? And why is it only a concern in the last 25 years, rather than…
Breathing Space For The Gulf Stream

Breathing Space For The Gulf Stream

Greenland's glaciers are melting, but they do that every year. However, a recent computer simulation sounds the alarm about a 50 percent increase in the freshwater flux since 1990, which is too…
Why 2016 Could Be The World's Hottest Year

Why 2016 Could Be The World's Hottest Year

We’re not even halfway through the year but already you may have heard talk of 2016 being the hottest on record. But how can scientists be so sure we’re going to beat the previous record, set just…