Tropical forests, often described as the lungs of the planet, may be edging closer to a dangerous threshold as droughts ...

Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The chronic ...

We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Shift ...

If you haven't been to Mexico City, you might guess that it has a tropical climate. But actually, the Mexican capital sits at an elevation of over 7,000 feet. That's higher than even Denver. At that ...

A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, causing mass tree die-offs. Reading time 3 minutes When it comes to ...

On May 15, the National Hurricane Center will resume daily tropical outlooks showing any disturbances with potential for ...

According to the definition by the National Geographic Society, the tropics are the regions that lie either in the latitude lines 23.5 degrees North of the Equator or 23.5 degrees South of the Equator ...