Abandoned fishing gear is fouling the water column throughout the world's oceans, in yet another symptom on the overfishing ...

Learn how the carbon cycle works and how greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane disrupt it, shaping climate change ...

Learn how climate change shifts weather patterns—driving more intense heat waves, floods, droughts, wildfires, and stronger storms through rising temperatures.

Understand climate change beyond the headlines—how greenhouse gases, feedback loops, tipping points, & risk shape Earth’s climate.

Learn how climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience differ—and why effective climate responses must integrate all three to manage risk and build stability.

Climate tipping points are thresholds within Earth’s climate system beyond which change becomes self-reinforcing and, in some cases, irreversible on human timescales. Rather than unfolding gradually, ...

Learn how climate risk is assessed under uncertainty, why uneven vulnerability matters, and how precautionary, risk-based decision-making guides climate action.

This narrative will consist mostly of charts. To begin, let’s review how carbon dioxide emissions have evolved since 1880 when the industrial revolution in the U.S. began in earnest. Cumulative ...

3D‑printed homes, like these at Wolf Ranch in Texas, use less material and create less waste and are fast gaining traction as a sustainable alternative to traditional building. Credit: Wolf Ranch.

A University of Wisconsin researcher studies PFAS chemicals which have caused environmental & health issues around the world. Why are they legal here? Credit: Bonnie Willison, Wisconsin Sea Grant, ...

Bird populations in the United States are facing alarming declines. Since 1970, North America has lost approximately 2.9 billion birds, representing more than one in four of all birds. Birds act as ...