A debate brews on the role of climate change in the record-breaking drought of 2012.

Is there a connection? And if so, how does it work? Does a warming world lead to more El Ninos? More La Ninas? Or more intense El Ninos and La Ninas?

They say time waits for no man. The news, of course, waits for no one either. An apt idea for today as we review of some of the environmental goings-on during our holiday break.

The year 2012 was supposed to be a record year for corn production in the United States. Instead we got [...]

New paper finds that isolated extreme events around the globe may have the same cause.

Here’s some of the environmental news that was in play while I was away.

Extreme weather around the globe. A weird statistical fluke or the “new normal"?

The American public may have it right this time.

Despite claims to the contrary, planetary sh*t does happen.

Historical perspective: climate change can be life-changing.