The mayor of Tangiers Island, Virginia, a sinking island takes on former Vice President Gore during a CNN town hall on climate change. ...

As of Wednesday, we have used up all of the Earth's resources for 2017 and are now in overdraft for the rest of the year. Each year since 1986, the World Wildlife Foundation and the Global Footprint Network have calculated the day when humanity will have used up the year's allotment of planetary resources — a day they call For this year, that day came on Wednesday, and it'sthe earliest it has ever arrived. "By Aug.2, 2017, we will have...

In this May 4, 2016, file photo, Indian women walk home after collecting drinking water from a well at Mengal Pada in Thane district in Maharashtra state, India. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File) At a Glance Up to a third of the 1.5 billion people who live in the Ganges and Indus river basins could be affected unless climate-warming carbon emissions are reduced.South Asia is particularly vulnerable because of three mechanisms: the yearly monsoon, topography and irrigation systems. By the end...

At a Glance A top science advisor to former President Lyndon B. Johnson warned that expected increases in carbon dioxide emissions would have damaging effects on the environment.The report comes soon after an internal Exxon Mobil film was released detailing decades-old knowledge of the link between fossil fuels and climate change. Utility companies have known as far back as 1968 that emissions from fossil fuels were warming the planet yet made a concerted effort to squash the information from the...

At a Glance The temperature of the Earth is very likely to exceed the 2 degrees Celsius threshold thatis seen by many scientists as the "tipping point" that should be avoided at all costs.Scientists say there is only a 5 percent chance the temperature can remain below the 2-degree threshold by 2100. By the turn of the century, the earth is very likely to exceed the 2 degrees Celsius threshold viewedby many scientists as the "tipping point" that should be...

At a Glance NOAA said this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone is the biggestever measured and is roughly the size of New Jersey. Last year, the United States Geological Survey said approximately 1.15 million metric tons of nitrogen pollutionoriginating from farms flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. America's voracious appetite formeat is being blamed as one of the greatest contributors to the world's largest "dead zone" that now lies in the Gulf ofMexico. According to a , which is...

There’s a dead zone in the Gulf the size of New Jersey -- and experts say the meat industry may be to blame. ...

The North Atlantic Ocean is home to a "warming hole" that has enthralled scientists, but a new study said this mysterious zone may be evidence of something moretroubling. , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, is part of a growing chorus of research that suggests the cold patch showsa major ocean current system may be slowing down— and melting Arctic sea ice could be the culprit. “Ithink the main thing about our paper that we show is that the...

The A68 iceberg is seen breaking away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf on July 30, 2017. (A. Fleming/British Antarctic Survey) At a Glance Scientists have seen new cracks in the Larsen C Ice Shelf since a large iceberg broke off in mid-July.The cracks are growing in the direction of a key ice rise that stabilizes the entire ice shelf.The iceberg's separation may be a natural process and not caused by climate change, experts also said. After a colossal iceberg...

At least 11 breweries say they're up for the challenge, and this special tractor-trailer is going to help. (Screenshot via ABC 15 Arizona video) At a Glance Nearly a dozen Phoenix-area breweries will compete to see who can brew the tastiest beer using reclaimed wastewater.The sewage water will go through five stages of filtration to ensure it has been purified. Life in the desert is all about preserving water any way possible, and nearly a dozen Phoenix-area breweries will compete...

A girl uses an umbrella to shield herself from the sun during a heat wave in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) At a Glance The study predicts thatweather-related disasters will kill 152,000 people a year in Europe between 2071 and 2100.The vast majority of deaths will be heat-related. Two-thirds of Europeans will face yearly weather-related disasters that could result in a 50-fold increase in fatalities by the turn of the century, a new study says. The...

An image of the iceberg known as A68, as provided by Deimos Imaging. The image was taken in late July, just after the iceberg separated from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf. (Courtesy of Deimos Imaging, an UrtheCast Company) At a Glance Deimos satellites captured several images of a new iceberg that broke off Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf in July.Weather conditions can prevent researchers from seeing the iceberg at times, so the satellite images can be crucial for analysis. Less...

Smoky air offers a dramatic sunset over a farm west of Junction City, Oregon, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, after a day of triple-digit temperatures and unhealthy air quality in the Willamette Valley. (Brian Davies/The Register-Guard via AP) At a Glance Scientists say climate models cannot foresee all that will happen as global warming advances. "The further and faster the Earth's climate system is changed, the greater the risk of surprises," the scientists note. Scientists working on a congressionallymandated report on...