Climate Change

Temperatures are skyrocketing. Extinctions are accelerating. Groundwater is being depleted. Humanity can limit damage, but it will take collective global action

Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today

It’s possible for fossil-fuel demand to peak before the end of the decade, but emissions would still remain high enough to increase the global average temperature by more than two degrees Celsius, according to the World Energy Outlook

The overall picture of Earth’s health is grim, although there are bright spots: solar and wind power are on the rise, and deforestation has slowed

As the climate warms, Arctic cyclones are lasting longer and becoming stronger, leading to more sea ice loss

Methane traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, but pulling it from the air could prove to be a more complex task than removing CO₂

The Greenland Ice Sheet could experience runaway melting if the world overshoots climate targets, but even then quick action could stabilize it

The Western U.S. faces a future of fighting multiple large wildfires at once—a situation that is more difficult than handling a single blaze, even if the total acreage is similar

More than half of Miami-Dade County residents will face pressure to move as rising seas push residents inland to reach higher ground, a new study finds

Mental health specialists discuss strategies for residents reexperiencing trauma in the aftermath of hurricanes, wildfires and floods

Pope Francis’s new encyclical says irresponsible lifestyles are the biggest impediment to reducing carbon emissions

Sea ice is changing fast. Are forecasts created by artificial intelligence the best way to keep up with the pace of a warming climate in the far north?