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Many consumers think of Chipotle Mexican Grill as a healthy place to eat -- or at least a healthy alternative to other fast-food chains.
Anchorage, Alaska - A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise.
10 Nobel Peace Prize winners urge Obama and Kerry to nix Keystone XL pipeline as Al Gore calls it an atrocity.
As demonstrated by Hurricane Sandy in New York, sea level rise is increasing the risk of storm surge flooding at several U.S. airports.
Wendy Abrams’ opportunity came in the photo line.
A new Danish research project aims to promote the widespread adoption of insects in our diets by showing that bugs and grubs are not only good for you, but are also delicious.
BONN, Germany (AP) — From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming.
Scientists have now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age.
Obama tells supporters he will tackle global warming, but the public is more concerned with the economy.
Black-carbon soot is the No. 2 global warming agent released into the atmosphere by human activities. A landmark study in California shows some success in controlling it.
"People are realizing that we can't rely on the industrial food system much longer. The awakening that's happening is our greatest opportunity," says New Mexican farmer and activist Miguel Santistevan. This awakening has sparked the revival of local, sustainable food systems.
Using wood for energy is considered cleaner than fossil fuels, but a new study finds that logging may release large amounts of carbon stored in deep forest soils.
NEW YORK (AP) — Removable floodwalls would be erected in lower Manhattan, and levees, gates and other defenses would be built elsewhere around the city under a nearly $20 billion plan Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed Tuesday to protect New York...
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WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Much of Bangkok could floodwithin the next two decades if global warming stays on itscurrent trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify,the World Bank said
On June 26, 2012, a fire in the Waldo Canyon region of El Paso County, Colo., jumped its containment line and burst into the western edge of Colorado Springs. By the time firefighters had controlled its spread, 346 homes had burned to the ground.
This graphic, from Information Is Beautiful, shows the terrifying math of climate change, and it’s a pretty good encapsulation of the problem we face.An increase of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is inevitable, given what we’ve already...
What were once considered risks are now a reality according to the Climate Commissions latest major update on how the planet is tracking The report says the scientific consensus has become stronge
A vast area of Canada is administered by a weak government, but is threatened by warming and a rush to exploit precious minerals
In Colorado, extreme weather is fueling fierce fires. Again.
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Dr. Jonatan Pinkse of Grenoble Ecole de Management and Ms. Federica Gasbarro of Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies identify 5 steps businesses can take to prepare for an era of extreme events.
By midcentury, snowfall on Los Angeles–area mountains will be 30 to 40 percent less than it was at the end of the 20th century, according to a new study.
A warming world will present Punxsutawney Phil and his cousins with a host of new challenges, possibly enough to put some species at risk of extinction. ...
A landmark study finds climate change could have a huge impact on the National Flood Insurance Program.
Lo and behold, the leaders of the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases came to an agreement to address the problem of climate change. Was it a visionary and bold plan to address emissions from the energy sector?
Permafrost zones occupy nearly a quarter of the exposed land area of the Northern Hemisphere.
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