Global Warming in the Arctic: A Sensitive Climate Gone Off the Rails

Chart of the Week: Trends in Illegally Sourced Wood

In May 2008, amendments were passed to the US Lacey Act that banned timber and wood imports produced illegally in a foreign country. This was the first such legislation anywhere in the world. What impact did it have?

King Tides and the “Supermoon” — Time and Tide Wait for No Man

The laws of physics are unchanged by the US presidential election: the planet is still warming, sea levels are still rising, and the moon is still circling the earth.

Chart of the Week: Race, Health, and Wealth in 4 Columns and 11 Rows

Sometimes a spreadsheet tells the clearest story. Case in point: the table below, which compares information on diseases, education levels, and income across three US demographic groups.

Chart of the Week: US Sea Level Rise

One of global warming’s worst impacts is sea level rise, which occurs as warm ocean waters expand and as ice melts at the poles. Global sea level is projected to rise by an average of about five inches above 2012 levels by 2030, and by about 11 inches by 2045.

On Trump and Science: Preparing for the Unknown

First Offshore Wind in the Western Hemisphere, Right Off Our Shores. What Does it Mean?

Last week I took my son and friends to behold a brand new energy source that has sprung up just off the coast: the first offshore wind turbines in the United States — actually, the…