The Low Carbon Economy Fund will support projects that will generate clean growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions towards meeting or exceeding commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Hot weather is the number one summertime killer in much of the world — and the number of these deadly heat waves is only going to increase.
A slush puddle nearly twice the size of California, Us appeared in Antarctica in January of 2016, according to a new paper in Nature Communications.
Many questions remain unanswered about methane hydrates, including a rather big one: could our current climate change thaw some hydrates, contributing to further warming in the near future?
World leaders and environmental groups have expressed their disappointment with U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord, the global effort to deal with the effects of climate change.
There’s now very little to prevent a complete collapse—an event that will produce one of the largest icebergs in recorded history.
Growing plants is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from fossil fuel burning. However, growing biomass soon could support climate policies of rapid and strong emission cuts.
The World Meteorological Organization will scrutinize Arctic and Antarctic to minimize risks linked to rapid climate change.
A 80-mile-long crack along Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf has remained stable since February, but scientists have now detected a new branch, one that’s extending about six miles from the main rift.
April 22 is Earth Day, and while it’s a time to celebrate our planet, it’s also an opportunity to take a look at the serious environmental issues we’re facing.
Researchers estimate that approximately 13.1 million people could be displaced by rising ocean waters.
Current wildfire policy can't adequately protect people, homes and ecosystems from the longer, hotter fire seasons climate change is causing
The researchers calculated that the combination of sunshine and CO2 at the end of this century would already be equivalent to the Eocene climate 50 million years ago, the warmest time period since the dinosaurs reigned.
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists will disperse aerosols into the stratosphere in initial tests of a controversial technique for blocking incoming solar radiation.
Turbulence could double or triple later this century.