NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. (NASA) Nearly 90 percent of Americans are unaware that there is a consensus within the scientific community that human-caused climate change is real and threatens the planet, a newreportsays. According to the by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communicationand theGeorge Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication, only 13 percent of Americans were able to correctly identify that more than 90...

New research shows nearly 90% of Americans don’t realize that the vast majority of climate scientists agree on human-caused global warming. ...

People fed up with pot holes not being fixed are turning them into flower gardens ...

Revelers leave Sarasota, Florida’s Siesta Key beach -- voted one of the country’s best beaches by Dr. Beach -- littered with trash on July 4. ...

A long-monitored and vast chunk of ice has broken away from the Larsen ice shelf in Antarctica. ...

At a Glance A massive iceberg has broken off from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf.The iceberg is larger than the state of Delaware. One of the largest icebergs ever recorded has just broken off from Antarctica. According to an announcement from , a UK-based Antarctic research project investigating the effects of a warming climate on the Larsen C ice shelf, the massive iceberg broke off sometime between Monday and Wednesday. The iceberg that was observed by a U.S. satellite on...

Putting iceberg A68 into perspective. (Climate Central) At a Glance The Larsen C ice shelfcalved a massive icebergearlier this week.The iceberg is roughly the size of Delaware. The Larsen C ice shelf hasafter months of waiting and watching. With an area the size of Delaware and a volume of 277 cubic miles, its measurements boggle the mind. Even written comparisons don’t fully convey the hulking hunk of ice currently adrift in the Weddell Sea. After all, can you really imagine...

A new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows how hundreds of coastal cities could be inundated with water, sooner than we think. ...

Neighbors of Duke Energy Corp. power plants have had to use bottled water since toxic chemicals appeared in some of their wells. Now, the nation’s largest electric company wants North Carolina regulators to force consumers to pay nearly $200 million annually to clean up the toxic byproducts of burning coal. “They want to pass their mistakes on to the land owner. This is not fair,” wrote Nancy Gurley, who lives near the utility’s plant in Goldsboro. Last month, Duke Energy...

Scientists say Lake Erie is poised for a significant algae bloom this summer, although it’s not likely to render lake water undrinkable. ...

At a Glance While not as severe as last year, Lake Erie is expected to have a severe harmful algae bloom this summer.The algae can prove harmful to swimmers and pets. Western Lake Erie will experience a "significant" harmful algal bloom this summer, NOAAand its research partners said Thursday. The announcement came during a press conference at the Ohio State Stone Laboratory, located on Gibralter Island on Lake Erie. While the bloom is predicted to be smaller than 2015, it...

A new study shows having fewer kids is the most effective way for most of us to fight climate change. ...

At a Glance A new study says having smaller families is the best way to combat climate change.Living car-free, avoiding airline traveland eating a plant-based diet are the next best measures to lower your personal carbon footprint. Most of us want to do our partto fight climate change and reduce ourpersonal carbon footprint. Many of us recycle, forego our automobilefor public transportation, and we watch our energy consumption. While those are all important measures, a team of scientists says there...