The White House report on solar geoengineering has spurred conversation in Congress. But action on the contentious idea is another matter. Just ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend, the White House ...

Earth’s average temperature is continuing to tick inexorably upward as the world’s nations stall at reducing their atmosphere-warming emissions. In the face of that grim future, strategies to try to ...

The White House released a research framework last week for a process that would block the sun’s rays in order to mitigate some of the adverse effects attributed to climate change. The White House ...

A group has been formed to study and promote a space-based sunshade to help fend off global climate change. The idea has been discussed for years, but the Planetary Sunshade Foundation is cranking out ...

Although volcanic eruptions are mostly known for their devastating impacts on land, they also influence the atmosphere in surprising ways. Particles that are catapulted into the sky by eruptions can ...