CLIMATE CHANGE

The global cost of natural disasters has tripled over the past three decades, but global warming is not the main culprit.

The fate of the Keystone XL pipeline will demonstrate whether President Obama plans to take a strong stance on mitigating climate change.

Scientists trace South African climate history by studying layers of fossilized urine left by generations of rock hyraxes.

American farmers and ranchers will face increasing challenges due to climate change, a government report warns.

If Americans worked less, like Europeans, global warming may slow down, thereby saving the planet, according to a liberal think tank.

Even if you live more than 1,000 miles away from the nearest metropolis, you could still be feeling the heat.

Donor-advised funds have reportedly channeled money from the Kochs to groups that deny the link between fossil fuels and global warming.

Andean glaciers are melting at much faster rates as a result of climate change and could disappear altogether in some parts, a new study finds.

Incredibly warm springs in 2010 and 2012 resulted in the earliest known flowering in 161 years at two sites in Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is keeping its longtime Doomsday Clock at five minutes to midnight for 2013, and the committee of scientists and Nobel Laureates is urging President Barack Obama to address the threat of global climate change.

Eastern European tree samples confirm that the recent warming in the region is outpacing any natural climate variations seen since the Middle Ages.

All lower 48 states had above-average temps in '12, a year that ranked 2nd, all-time, for extreme weather events.

Alberta oil development is releasing increasing levels of toxins into surrounding freshwater sources.

The 113th Congress convened Thursday to face old problems. Here are some of the thorniest issues on the table.

Climate change reared its head more than ever in 2012. Here are the year's top five warning signs of environmental collapse.

Enjoy that morning cup of Joe while you can as climate change could radically alter the availability of coffee. In fact, researchers estimate that within 70 years Arabica coffee could become extinct.

Global warming may decimate China's bamboo habitat which the endangered giant panda depends upon for sustenance.

The mysterious absence of climate change rhetoric during the 2012 presidential election may have been a serious omission after the results of a newly released poll from Rasmussen Reports found that an increasing number of American voters think global warming is a “serious problem.”

More pollen and longer pollen seasons will mean many more sniffly and itchy days for allergy sufferers.

With multiple states mopping up after historic storm surges and flooding, it's not just environmentalists that are joining the chorus of voices calling for something to be done about climate change.

A warmer climate means that bigger and later hurricanes that can interact with winter weather systems, like Sandy, are more and more likely.