Stories by Chelsea Harvey

Increasing odds of hot, dry weather make it less likely trees and other plants will quickly grow back

The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone

As trees are cleared, surrounding areas heat up, triggering heavy rainstorms

Blazes from California to Siberia spewed more than 1.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

Several countries are looking to routinely look for the fingerprints of warming right after extreme weather events happen

Some of the forces keeping Thwaites Glacier stable are starting to unravel

The waters around Antarctica are still soaking up lots of carbon, but it’s unclear how much longer they will

Underwater recorders have picked up the sounds of orcas in places they haven’t previously been detected

The change in precipitation may happen faster than scientists previously predicted

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

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

A protest by a group of scientists has ignited spirited discussions about the persistent lack of diversity in such awards

The Spanish city is the first to undertake such a scheme in an effort to better warn residents of the health threats from heat

Relatively little research into the consequences of climate change has been done for large parts of Earth’s population

Data collected by the vessel could improve future hurricane models and forecasts

Tropical cyclones are becoming more intense, but not necessarily more frequent, with climate change

Changes in the position of the fast-moving air current could disrupt weather patterns

Once a tropical cyclone, Hurricane Larry dumped snow on the island’s massive ice sheet

Coal production needs to have already peaked and oil and gas production must steadily decline for even a 50 percent chance of meeting that target

Tropical cyclones are wandering farther north and maintaining high intensity

Without the Montreal Protocol, more solar radiation would have destroyed plants, lessening the CO₂ they absorb

Similar work in San Francisco, Atlanta and other locations is revealing which parts of a city get hottest and why

They may make both the best- and worst-case scenarios for climate change less likely

A proposed fiber-optic cable could make it easier for scientists to transmit crucial climate data