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Coal has been the primary fuel behind China’s economic growth over the last decade, growing 10 percent per year and providing three quarters of the nation’s primary energy supply

New research in China quantifies the relationship between reduced life expectancy and elevated air pollution from coal fired boilers. MIT professor Michael Greenstone tells host Steve Curwood that residents in the north of China live 5 years less on average than those in the south as a result of higher exposure to air pollution from coal combustion.

Existing research suggests that hurricanes could become stronger but less frequent thanks to climate change. But a new study says both could happen.

With global warming, a study finds, tropical cyclones may become more frequent and intense.