The West Coast drinks from the wind. When westerly gales carry humid air from the Pacific Ocean into the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade mountain ranges, the West turns green, orchards blossom, and ...

The simulations suggest that in the Pliocene, ENSO variability was characterized by a more steady and regular amplitude, with slightly stronger El Niño events, than seen in the pre-industrial ...

For researchers seeking to understand the effects of climate change on the weather of the North American Southwest, the answer lies in traveling millions of years back in time on wings of wax—leaf wax ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

This animation depicts climatic conditions out to 2280 assuming emissions of greenhouse gases are not restrained. The color coding shows how future conditions would compare to past climates, with ...

The Pliocene is a geologic epoch of the Neogene Period, spanning approximately 5.33 to 2.58 million years ago, immediately following the Miocene and preceding the Pleistocene. It is characterized by ...

During the Middle Pliocene, the Earth experienced greater global warmth compared with today, coupled with higher atmospheric CO₂ concentrations. To determine the extent to which the Middle Pliocene ...

Incision of canyons into mountains is often interpreted by geoscientists as a proxy for surface uplift of the surroundings by geodynamic and tectonic processes. However, another possible cause for ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. The West Coast drinks from the wind. When westerly gales carry humid air from ...