September 2019 Tied as Hottest on Record for Planet
The globe continued to simmer in exceptional warmth, as September 2019 tied with 2015 as the hottest September in NOAA’s 140-year temperature record. Keep Reading
Actions Not Words: What Was Promised at the UN Climate Summit?
The UN's own secretary general told leaders to not come to the summit armed with beautiful speeches, but to present concrete plans for cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions, and strategies for carbon neutrality by 2050. So what, exactly, was promised in New York yesterday? Keep Reading
Can U.S. Close the ‘Arctic Security Gap’ as Entities Vie for a Rapidly Changing Region?
Greater national security investments are needed in the Arctic as climate change, increased shipping and a battle for dominance pose a mounting challenge on America's northernmost border, experts tell Congress. Keep Reading
Global Leaders Call for Urgent Action on Climate Change as Commission Finds Adaptation Can Deliver $7.1 Trillion in Benefits
A Global Commission on Adaptation report finds that investing $1.8 trillion globally from 2020 to 2030 in five areas could yield $7.1 trillion in net benefits. Keep Reading
Glacier Lost to Climate Change, More Expected to Melt with ‘Disastrous’ Consequences
"Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years, all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path." Keep Reading
Food & Environment Security: Alaskan Salmon Suffer in Unprecedented Heat Wave
Alaska has been in the throes of an unprecedented heat wave this summer, and the heat stress is killing salmon in large numbers. Keep Reading
Climate Change Triggering Global Food and Migration Crisis
The “unprecedented” impact of climate change is increasingly putting the world’s food security at risk, a new United Nations (UN) study by 107 scientists reveals. Keep Reading
Alaska Had Its Hottest Month on Record in July
For the year to date, the national temperature was 51.5 degrees F (0.2 degrees F above average), which ranked in the middle third of the historical record. Keep Reading
Changing Tornado Behavior in U.S. Bodes Ill for Europe
The large family home at 2036 Maplegrove Avenue, a quiet tree-line residential street north of downtown Dayton, Ohio, is a wreck. Keep Reading
Your Homeland Security Guide to the Presidential Debates: Platforms and Priorities
We've scoured the candidates' platforms to see what they're promising in the realm of homeland security. Keep Reading
