Climate

147 world leaders gather in Paris for U.N. climate conference
During his opening speech, President Obama said that "no nation -- large or small, wealthy or poor -- is immune" to the ills of climate change.
Kyoto treaty fizzled, but climate talkers insist Paris is different
The 1997 Kyoto treaty set targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions that many nations didn't meet. This time, stakes are higher and all countries will be asked to set and meet their own limits.
What does climate change have to do with droughts, floods, massive snowstorms and a hurricane that slammed into Mexico with the strongest winds on record?
Rising temps make farming possible in subarctic Alaska
Some Alaskans are seeing warming temperatures as an opportunity to grow more food in areas that have to import much of what they eat.
Research shows that U.S. cities are already "locked-in" for significant flooding due to rising sea levels even with significant cutbacks in carbon emissions.