Climate Change

With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, since they bear the least responsibility for causing climate change.

In the 2015 Paris Agreement, most countries agreed to try hard to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delay and inaction mean that goal is becoming harder to achieve by the day.

Trump's return to the White House raises questions about whether the country will continue working on global climate initiatives.

As the reality of a second Trump administration sank in, climate and environmental leaders described feeling anxiety, but pledged to keep up their efforts to combat climate change and protect the environment.

Amey Bailey has been watching trees change at Hubbard Brook since 1992. Her observations could help scientists understand how forests are responding to climate change.

Mark Dell’Orfano would be the only lawyer on the commission, which regulates public utility companies.

Debra Altschiller and Pat Abrami, two long-serving candidates from Stratham, disagree on many issues, including how to handle the threats of climate change. The district they serve is already seeing its impacts.

Most studies looking at large-scale environmental changes analyze one shift at a time. But UNH researchers looked at two effects of burning fossil fuels: soil warming up and nitrogen levels rising.

Scientists at the Appalachian Mountain Club analyzed thousands of photos from hikers. They found that plants are flowering and growing leaves earlier.

Critics say the proposed rules could make utility regulation less transparent and participatory.