Nearly 100 gravestones were swept away in Maui as rapidly increasing erosion continues to eat away at the shoreline near a cemetery temple building. Established in 1906, the Mantokuji Soto Zen Mission of Paia temple is home to more than 600 grave markers along the Mantokuji Bay coast. At least 3 to 4 of the property’s acres have been wiped away over the years by climate change and stronger surf. "The shoreline has been a threat, but just in the...

Scientists have found that the Antarctica ice melting could cause seas to rise an average of 4 feet 9 inches by 2100. ...

At a Glance The weight of glaciers exerts pressure on the earth's surface, impacting magma flows beneath.When glaciers melt, the pressure is eliminated, allowing magma to rise and erupt. Increased volcanic activity is likely to occur as the planet continues to warm from human-induced climate change,a recent study revealed. According to the study published last month in the journalGeology, from glaciers, known by geologists as "surface loading," will decrease as global warming melts the massive ice sheets. This,in turn, will...

At a Glance President Trump tweeted about the cold snap hitting the East Coast.He seemed to confuse the difference between weather and climate. President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that "we could use a little bit of that good old global warming" in response to the bitter cold hitting the East Coast this week, but seems to confuse weather with climate. The Trump administration has proven time and again that it ignores science, including the recently released, Congressionally-mandated , which found...

President Trump tweets the U.S. could use some “good old Global Warming” -- proving once again he doesn’t understand the difference between climate and the weather. ...

2017 is slated to be the hottest non-El Niño year on record. ...

If you’re a chocolate lover, you might as well start crying now! ...

At a Glance Climate change may put as many as 327 Superfund sites at risk, the Associated Press found.If these sites get flooded, toxic contamination could be released.Nearly 2 million people live in areas that could be impacted by these leaks. Nearly 2 million people in the U.S. live within a mile of 327 Superfund sites in areas prone to flooding or vulnerable to sea-level rise caused by climate change, according to an Associated Press analysis of flood zone maps,...

At a Glance Three sites – one in Minnesota, one in Massachusetts and another in Alabama – were completely removed from the list.Four sites were partially deleted from the list. The deletions come on the heels of a weather.com report that found that the EPA was using a controversial process to help expedite cleanups and removal of the toxic sites from the EPA's Superfund list. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seven sites from its Superfund list – in the United...

At a Glance Sprinkles used at one of the museum's exhibits were found on the street.The city's code department issued a courtesy warning to the museum about the environmental hazard. Miami Beach city officials say sprinkles used at the popular Museum of Ice Cream are an environmental hazard. According to the Miami New Times, after finding hard, plastic sprinkles used inone of the of exhibits on the street outside the museum. They voiced concerns that the plastic sprinkles may wash...

At a Glance The Trump administration has released a new plan that would open new areas of oil and gas exploration from Florida to California.Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says the move would boost jobs and economic security while also providing billions of dollars for conservation.A coalition of more than 60 environmental groups denounced the plan, saying it would create "severe and unacceptable harm." In a move that would vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans, the...

Miami Beach officials deem plastic ice cream sprinkles at Museum of Ice Cream an environmental hazard. ...

Scientists say a quarter of the planet could start becoming desert by 2050 if climate change isn’t curbed. ...