President Donald Trump has tweeted about climate change more than 100 times. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) At a Glance Trump has tweeted his doubts about climate change for the past several years. Many of the tweets have been peppered with falsehoods, or just plain wrong. Scientistsmade surea federal report on climate change made it into the mainstream on Tuesdayin order to get information out to the public before the Trump administration had a chance to change, squash or alter the...

A man walks the flooded sidewalk along Indian Creek Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Some streets were closed during the peak of the high tide according to The Miami Herald. (Emily Michot/The Miami Herald via AP) At a Glance Sea levels have risen along the Southeast Coast more than six times the global average.Scientists say the rise can be blamed on a "one-two punch from naturally occurring climate variations." For the past several years, people living...

The stacks from the Valero Benicia Refinery are seen as a pedestrian walks in a nearby neighborhood, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Benicia, California. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) At a Glance The draft report concludes that climate change is real, is human-caused, is happening now and will continue to threaten the planet.The report is in stark contrast to what the Trump administration has been peddling. Scientists say they fear the Trump administration will squash someof the findings or change the contents...

The State of the Climate report confirms that 2016 was the warmest year on record with highest CO2 levels in hundreds of thousands of years. ...

At a Glance Last year was the hottest year for the planet since records began, according to a new NOAA climate report.It was the third consecutive year that the globe set a record high.NOAA said global warming and El Niño were major factors in the record-breaking warmth. The planet was hotter in 2016 than any year since record-keeping began more than a century ago, NOAA confirmed Thursday in a new State of the Climate report. Last year surpassed 2015 as...

An ambitious study has calculated the production and waste of plastic on Earth—and it is staggering. ...

At a Glance Trump and other officials share a skepticism about climate change and try to suppress or debunk the consensus of scientists that climate change is real and human-caused.The science overwhelmingly concludes that Earth is warming and will continue to do so, as shown in two new federal reports this week. President Donald Trump is not the only official in the upper echelons of government to doubt human-caused climate change. Others in his administration share his skepticism and freely...

At a Glance Miami and other areas along the East Coast saw a dramatic increase in sea levels from 2011 to 2015.A new study concludes that this region is hot spot, where naturally occurring climate patterns drove more water into these areas. Sea level rise is accelerating along the East Coast at a faster rate than some other parts of the planet, according to a new study, and residents in the Miami area say they've noticed. The findings, in the...

At a Glance Climate change has been particularly impactful for Lake Erie, where algal blooms are becoming a yearly nuisance and danger. Warmer summers are negatively impacting wildlife, tourism, recreation and shipping. A harmful algal bloom is once again making its presence abundantly known on the , a condition that has now become a yearly nuisance and a dangerous situation for residents, tourists, fish and wildlife. And it's all thanks to climate change. Rising temperatures, extreme weather, damaged ecosystems and...

At a Glance At least five stray dogs were recently seen with their fur dyed blue near India's Kasadi River.Animal protection groups said the dogs were turned blue by industrial dye illegally released into the waterway.A complaint has been filed, and the state's pollution control board said it has opened an investigation. Several stray dogs have been spotted in Mumbai with their fur dyed bright blue, and animal protection groups blamed water pollution for the bizarre sight. One India said...

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., June 27, 2017. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance The EPA plans to roll back an Obama-era measure that limited water pollution from coal-fired power plants.EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been working to revoke the measure since April.The wastewater contains several highly toxic heavy metals when it is...

Toxic algae is being blamed for poisoning sea lions along the California coast. ...

Traffic crawls through downtown Atlanta along Interstate 75/85 during rush hour, May 9, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Barry Williams/Getty Images) At a Glance A new study has found twice as much pollution is present inside vehicles during rush hour.The measurements were taken inside cars during Atlanta's rush hour and studied a wide range of conditions. Pollution expelled from thousands of vehicles during rush hour is even more dangerous to humans than previously believed, according to a new study. The findings,...