global warming

The Department of Interior has said greenhouse gas emissions can't be considered when evaluating a project's effects on endangered species unless its emissions impact could be distinguished from historic global emissions. A study Thursday in Science’s Policy Forum says scientist have done that for the first time.

Multnomah County’s suit is one of the first to seek damages related to a specific weather event.

Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating.

This May, people living in the Puget Sound region experienced a lot of warmth and a month so dry, it matched the record for the driest May on record. The…

As the Earth’s atmosphere warms because of greenhouse gas emissions, most of the heat gets trapped in the oceans. But measuring the change has proven…

With recent memories of freezing temps, snowy passes, high winds, flooding and, maybe even a few popsicle toes, it might take a bit of mental stretching…

It may be tempting to attribute current weather trends like the record warmth and early rains on climate change caused by humans. But KPLU weather expert…

Despite widespread concern about global warming, rising air temperatures have actually slowed down dramatically over the past 15 years. This so-called…

U.S. senators pulled an all-nighter Monday night to call attention to climate change. Democrats Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Barbara Boxer of California led…

Global warming behind the recent polar vortex? Nonsense, says KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass.“There’s really no basis for this,” said Mass, adding there's…