Laura Merli

With the Atlantic hurricane season rapidly approaching (June 1 through November 30), experts are weighing in on the number and intensity of storms that will form in the Atlantic Ocean. While the numbers differ slightly from The Weather Channel to…

The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) has released a series of key findings about the effects acidification is having on the Arctic Ocean. What does this process mean for the oceans and the people who depend on them? Every day,…

House Concurrent Resolution 36 is Representative Barbara Lee’s (D-Oakland) second attempt to convince Congress to take gender into account when dealing with the effects of climate change. The crux of her argument can be summed up in an excerpt from…

On Earth Day, the Washington Post compiled a series of charts that showed how Americans view climate change. While many trends remain disturbing and continue to hinder our ability to properly plan for the future, there's also hopeful news. The…

On April 24, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City made a surprise announcement that the city would immediately begin to accept all rigid plastics for recycling. Rigid plastics include virtually everything except plastic bags and cling-wrap. Plastics are…

In a new poll conducted by Unicef, the majority of British children reported that they were deeply concerned about how climate change would affect their lives, and the safety of those in developing countries. They also showed a desire for the…

Researchers Dr. Paul D. Williams and Manoj M. Joshi have recently published a report in the renowned scientific journal, Nature, which shows how climate change could negatively impact air travel between the Americas and Europe. Everyday,…

Following Barack Obama’s re-election in the midst of soaring unemployment, ever-growing support for gay marriage, and the so-called "war on women," Republican politicians have been called "out of touch" on a variety of fronts. A new collaborative…

No part of the world will be immune to the effects of climate change. H,owever some parts of the United States are less likely to adapt than others. Is your state one of them? 1. North Carolina Scientists within North Carolina’s Coastal Resources…

The Boston Globe reports that Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, the United States’ top military officer, revealed in a recent interview that climate change as a national security threat “is probably the most likely thing that is going to happen…

A study on the potential for future shipping routes through the infamously dangerous Northwest Passage of the arctic was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences was founded in 1863…

Being alive can be quite the precarious position. One minute the world could be turning as usual, while the next minute humanity could be wiped out by a giant asteroid. Yet something curious is happening here on earth: humans are contributing to a…

Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny is being applauded throughout the country for finally making amends with the women who were enslaved in the Magdalene Laundries. Their story first gained worldwide attention in 1999 after part of a convent in Dublin…

In his recent State of the City address, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he would work with New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to ban Styrofoam plastic food packaging. While Bloomberg is often poked fun at for banning a…

Without having to fear re-election, Obama has the perfect opportunity to strengthen both his rhetoric and actions on climate change. Environmental groups around the world will be closely watching his State of the Union address on Tuesday to see what…