
When are extreme events part of natural climate variability and when are they due to climate change?

When are extreme events part of natural climate variability and when are they due to climate change?

Atmospheric rivers control our weather and water resources in the West.

How can soil microbes improve farming practices?

A few recent headlines to help you ponder and protect our planet.

How do monarch butterflies know when to head north? Temperature!

Can extreme weather events be linked to climate change? What about specific events like Sandy and the Midwestern drought?

Are drought measuring techniques oversimplified?

Did rainfall contribute to the rise and fall of the Maya?

This month we looked at a coronal mass ejection, the hottest July on record, Hurricane Isaac and the recent Costa Rican earthquake—all from space.

Some recent headlines offer updates to stories we’ve run in the past few months.
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