climate science

International Polar Bear Day: 13 Things You May Not Know about Polar Bears

In honor of International Polar Bear Day, which falls each year on February 27th, here are a few things about the celebrated bruin that may amaze and amuse you: The … Read more

Tired of Arguing With Climate Change Skeptics? Describe the Company You Keep!

If you have ever become exhausted trying to convince a self-professed climate change “skeptic” that global warming is real, then you know how little the true science seems to matter … Read more

Help the Polar Bear: Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Reclassify to Endangered

A new study published in Nature indicates that if we reduce greenhouse gas emissions, polar bears have a better chance of avoiding extinction. Take Action for Polar Bears >> Previous … Read more

Sea Ice Breakup Could Hit Polar Bears Hard in Churchill and Elsewhere

The polar bear is one of the earth’s most magnificent animals, and today we saw many of them here on the banks of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. Read more

NASA and Eco-Schools USA Day 3 – Pathways to Success

Success! On our final day at the NASA Goddard Visitor Center, we brought all the pieces together about what everyone had learned at the inaugural Climate Change Connections (CCC) professional development institute. Read more

What if 1/3 of Americans said there was no evidence Pearl Harbor was attacked?

Imagine if a survey were taken in late December 1941 and it revealed that one-third of Americans believed there was no solid evidence of an attack on Pearl Harbor and … Read more

Climate Denier Senators Awash in Petro Euros

Who knows if they sip Beaujolais and nibble on artisan cheeses, but they have a big appetite for foreign European oil money, including money from BP. It’s unclear if the donations … Read more

Adaptation Report Needs More Blunt Language on Climate Science

More blunt language might help readers of today’s Task Force report better understand the urgency of the climate change adaptation agenda. Read more

Will Global Warming Doom the Pacific Walrus?

I was a little boy when I checked a book called The Son of the Walrus King out of the local public library and fell so in love with its … Read more

(VIDEO) Getting the Word Out on Heat Waves and Global Warming

NWF members rely on us to educate the media, policy makers and the broader public on the impacts of climate change.  Our most recent effort was the launch of our report on … Read more