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Scientists believe they can better pinpoint how much future warming the world can expect

The GeoCARB satellite will map the concentrations of key greenhouse gases over the Americas

U.S. Christians’ concerns about the environment have not shifted much in the past two decades

A new analysis finds the two-week deep freeze had nothing to do with climate change

Storms and heavy rainfall events that cause flooding are expected to become more severe

Critics of the new administration see a troubling pattern where information is hidden from the public

Only 2012 and 2016 were warmer than last year

One of Iran's biggest economic challenges has been a cycle of extreme droughts that began in the 1990s

Areas in the Pacific Ocean, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic Ocean, and much of the Eastern Seaboard are included in the new plan

Scientists have discovered an unexpected consequence of the shifting polar landscape

The panel was tasked with translating scientific studies into policy actions that states could use to reduce emissions

Extreme event attribution is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of climate science

The president claimed yesterday that the true danger to U.S. security is not climate change, but regulations

But the country has limited emissions monitoring and verification capabilities

Harvey's record rainfall was three times more likely than a storm from the early 1900s 

Changes in global temperatures could affect air flow around the planet

The 155,000-acre Thomas Fire is now among the state's twenty largest wildfires

An attack on findings about how greenhouse gases affect human health may not arise

It is still unclear how changes in migration timing might affect whole populations or species

Sea ice loss in the Arctic may trigger atmospheric effects that drive precipitation away from the state

Scientists who have studied the region say redrawing boundaries could be detrimental to scientific research and discoveries

Scientists increasingly agree that the world may need negative emissions to prevent catastrophic warming

Under the deal, the U.S. will work globally to limit a class of superpollutants called hydrofluorocarbons

Thawing glaciers may speed up acidification of ocean water