Since 1970 more than 350 weather stations have experienced at least one six-hour period of a potentially deadly combination of heat and humidity. Scientists expect these episodes will increase as temperatures rise...
A new study finds that heat-related illness incidents will soar alongside temperatures inside the famed Grand Canyon National Park
The world’s oldest moss has survived Earth’s shifting landscapes for more than 400 million years, but climate change is happening faster than it can adapt
At least 15 million people worldwide live in the flood paths of lakes that form as mountain glaciers melt and that can abruptly burst their banks
Rising heat could debilitate mosquitoes bred to slow the transmission of viruses such as yellow fever and dengue
The number of extreme wave events—when crests are taller than 13 feet—have doubled along California since the mid-20th century
A resurfaced idea for solar geoengineering imagines a sunlight-blocking space shield tethered to an asteroid
An alarming study predicts an imminent collapse of a mega ocean current, but some experts say the evidence is insufficient
Even small deep-sea mining operations can have a significant effect on marine life, a new study has found, just as such mining operations are poised to begin with no industry rules in place...
The world’s oceans are becoming greener with climate change, possibly because of changing amounts of plankton or other organic material in the water
Artificial intelligence taps historical weather data in forecasting, but the changing climate is complicating such efforts
Tens of thousands of people died during intense heat waves in Europe last summer, indicating that heat prevention plans aren’t protecting vulnerable populations
Early warning about impending weather disasters is almost impossible across large, low-income regions of the world
Extreme rainfall is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere’s mountain ranges as global temperatures rise, raising the dangers of floods and landslides
Heat Wave Yago is baking Seville, Spain, the first city in the world to introduce a heat wave naming and ranking system
Record ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are causing storms to form much farther east than usual
New research finds that the area burned by wildfires during summer in California has increased fivefold since 1971 because of more arid conditions caused by climate change
Ontario and Quebec could see wildfires grow more intense and frequent as a changing climate brings unusually hot and dry conditions
A new study finds that Arctic sea ice could disappear in the summers as early as the 2030s, a decade earlier than previously thought
Researchers calculated that high-emitting countries, including the U.S., should pay $192 trillion in compensation to low-emitting nations
