Topic: Andrew Revkin

It's cold outside. What happened to global warming?

The brutal cold snap that has put much of the Northern Hemisphere on ice this week doesn't disprove global warming or mean we're off the hook for greenhouse emissions.

Giant Madison Square climate counter helps make the invisible visible

Google Earth maps the oceans

A chance meeting between a Google exec and a famed oceanographer prompted the company to map the remaining 70 percent of the planet's surface.

North pole ice cap now an island

For the first time in recorded human history, the Arctic is completely surrounded by open water, new satellite images reveal.

Study: Newspaper science coverage declining

An analysis of 250 American newspapers by the Project for Excellence in Journalism has seen a decline in science coverage and foreign affairs, and that stories covering gradual developments are disappearing, changes that could spell trouble for coverage of global climate change.

USGS: Arctic Circle chock full of oil and gas

A report by the US Geological Survey found that the region inside the Arctic Circle contains just over one-fifth of the world's undiscovered, recoverable oil and natural-gas resources.What does this mean for our energy needs, and for the planet?

Elsewhere on the Web

A look at what other eco-sites are up to.

Should localities be allowed to go it alone?