Stories by Kelly Levin

Timeline: Extreme Weather Events in 2012

Over the past several months, extreme weather and climate events in the form of heat waves, droughts, fires, and flooding have seemed to bec

The Science Behind the U.S. Drought

Heat and drought continue to blanket the United States, leaving 54 percent of the nation’s pasture and rangeland, 38 percent of its corn crop, and 30 percent of soybeans in

This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explains the link between climate change and extreme events.

While many Americans set up camp to watch fireworks on July 4th, those in the Western U.S. were not as lucky.

We are happy to announce the results of the project that we launched in May to assess how recent climate science discoveries can be mo

Last week we passed an unfortunate marker when it comes to clima

In early May, we invited participants to vote for their favorite video method for communicating recent climate science findings. The survey is now complete. More than 1,500 votes were…

Many people have wrestled with how best to convey the latest scientific research on climate change. Here’s your chance to help us figure out the answer.

Ambition in the Durban Climate Deal

The UNFCCC’s ultimate goal is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a “level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” Thus,

Weird Winter Weather and the Climate Connection

Punxsutawney Phil may have forecast six more weeks of winter, but for much of the country winter has not yet arrived. Once again, weird weather is dominating the headlines.