The United Nations recently updated the best and worst-case scenarios for Earth, but the most likely scenario is still too ...

Apocalyptic climate-change predictions were box-office gold for Hollywood but they did untold damage to the public psyche, ...

A new study finds climate change is weakening human connection, increasing isolation, and making communities less resilient ...

Earth’s surface is warming, but the upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades, and scientists now understand why.

Aerosols and clouds play a key role in Earth's climate budget. However, the extent to which they reflect solar energy depends ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new method which could help scientists perform large-scale climate ...

Even below the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold, California reservoirs no longer fill in some years and overflow with extreme ...

Research has shown that severe El Niño events can have lasting effects on Earth’s systems—potentially locking the global climate into a warmer regime.

Ancient societies adapted to deadly climate swings instead of collapsing, challenging long-held assumptions about drought and ...

Since the Industrial Revolution—an event made possible by the use of fossil fuels in everything from power plants to transportation—Earth has gotten hotter. 2024 was the hottest year on record and the ...

A new map brings clarity and beauty to Earth's varied and diverse climates.