Global warming does not affect our planet evenly. Some areas such as the Arctic region or high mountain peaks warm faster ...

The cleanup of air pollution in East Asia has accelerated global warming, a new study published today (Monday, 14 July) in ...

Satellite data suggests cloud darkening is responsible for much of the warming since 2001, and the good news is that it is a ...

Stratospheric polar vortex changes still trigger brutal U.S. winter cold snaps and extreme weather despite a warming climate.

Air pollution causes cooling by reflecting sunlight or by changing the properties of clouds so they reflect more sunlight.

One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters ...

As the climate becomes warmer on average, it makes intuitive sense that we will see more hot days and we've had predictions of this for some time. However, the duration of heatwaves — how many days in ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments ...

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday (July 23) said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of ...

A new installation at London’s Kew Gardens is set to explore how plants and fungi could help manage carbon. The Carbon Garden ...

As wildfires rage and floods rise, climate change is no longer a future threat - it's our lived reality. There is global ...

Twenty-five years ago this month, Dan Sarewitz and I published a widely read and discussed article in The Atlantic Monthly titled, Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock (unpaywalled version here).