CFA Institute Contributor February 2, 2018 It’s getting hot out there, and investors need to protect themselves (Source: Getty) In a previous incarnation, I was a theoretical astrophysicist. In that role, I worked on a team that tried to parse how much of global warming could be attributed […]
By HENRY FOUNTAIN, JUGAL K. PATEL and NADJA POPOVICH JAN. 18, 2018 The world in 2017 saw some of the highest average surface temperatures ever recorded, surprising scientists who had expected sharper retreat from recent record years. Scientists at NASA on Thursday ranked last year as the second-warmest year since reliable record-keeping […]
Michael Casey February 24, 2016 A powerful El Niño combined with rising temperatures is wreaking havoc on the world’s coral reefs, causing what federal scientists say is the longest die-off event on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose researchers are expected to present their findings Friday […]