Anthropocene

Two physicists object to a Scientific American essay calling for an end to one climate report. A science historian counters that the report has done its job

Monogamous black-browed albatross may split up from the stress of less food availability

Current national targets to cut emissions could result in nearly 3 degrees C of warming

The increasing frequency of dead zones will affect billions of people who rely on the ocean for survival

So-called atmospheric rivers could become more intense and drop more rain in the future

In the six years since the Paris Agreement, the climate crisis has caused catastrophes and slow transformations of familiar landscapes, upending lives everywhere

Climate-vulnerable countries are pushing for compensation for lives and livelihoods affected by warming

Sediment and algal blooms are blocking sunlight, reducing kelp productivity

The math shows that warming will exceed dangerous thresholds unless countries promise to further tighten emissions

Lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary have added new words and definitions to reflect the rapidly evolving discourse about our hot planet

The eyes of the world will be on the U.S. at the Glasgow climate summit

Climate change is flushing more sediment into the rivers that pour out of Asia’s high mountains