It's A Match: Satellite and Ground Measurements Agree on Warming
The consensus gives confidence to satellite estimates of temperature rise in remote areas with few weather stations
Stories by Chelsea Harvey
Heaviest U.S. Rains Will Happen More Often Even if Warming Targets Are Met
Extreme rainfall projections inform plans to increase infrastructure resilience
"Hair Dryer" Winds Could Strain Vulnerable Antarctic Ice Shelf
Warm, dry winds can cause major melt as they sweep across the ice, even during frigid winter months
Mountain Glaciers Are Major Contributors to Rising Seas
They are as big a source of sea level rise as the Greenland Ice Sheet and larger than Antarctica
As Sea Ice Disappears, So Do Nutrients for Wildlife
Increasingly threatened young ice is crucial in transporting nutrients to the deep, central Arctic Ocean
Dust from Melting Glaciers Could Create Clouds
Any shift in cloud formation over the Arctic could further influence its changing climate
A Major Migratory Bird Habitat Is in Danger
North America’s Great Basin is getting warmer, drier and saltier
Record Floods Could "Test the Limits" of Midwest Defenses
Rains and melting snow have caused rivers to breach levees from Minnesota to Missouri
To Limit Solar Geoengineering's Side Effects, the Right "Dose" Is Needed
Deploying sunlight-blocking aerosols to counteract only some global warming could avoid changes to precipitation
As More Rain Falls, Greenland Is Melting Faster
Rain turns snow covering the ice sheet into more easily melted slush
Mosquito-Borne Disease Could Threaten Half the Globe by 2050
Environmental change, urbanization and human movement are helping mosquitos spread
Clouds May Hold the Key to Future Warming
New findings that certain clouds could disintegrate under extreme warming come with key caveats
Weak El Niños Like This Year's May Become Rarer with Warming
The droughts and deluges spurred by the events could be worse even if the El Niño cycle does not change
Scientists Track the Source of Soot That Speeds Arctic Melt
Heat-absorbing black carbon comes from fossil fuels in winter and biomass burning in summer
Arctic Lakes Might Emit Less Carbon Than Suspected
As northern landscapes warm, researchers are looking to understand the role of lakes in the carbon cycle
How Climate Will Change in Cities across the U.S.
A new tool compares what the climate of towns will be in 2080 to various locations today
How Climate Change May Affect Winter "Weather Whiplash"
Wild swings from pipe-bursting cold to spring-like warmth seem to be on the rise
Melting Ice Sheets Could Worsen Extreme Weather
Polar melt could have more complicated climate impacts than previously thought
World's "Third Pole" Is Melting Away
Even if ambitious climate targets are met, Himalayan glaciers could lose a third of their volume
Huge Hole Discovered beneath Fast-Melting Antarctic Glacier
Ice in the hole disappeared in the last three years, worrying scientists about future ice loss
