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.
Now an international team of climate scientists has found a connection between many extreme weather events and the impact climate change is having on the jet stream.
A new report released this week by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is the latest attempt to address the question of global warming.
The warm ocean water behind this month’s flooding suggests another El Niño may be forming. The water is so warm, that Peru climatologists declared a “coastal El Niño” to communicate to the public the kind of conditions they should prepare for.
Corn is extremely sensitive to drought and since 2015 its production has fallen dramatically as a result of record-setting drought conditions across southern and eastern Africa.
Parts of the Great Barrier Reef will never fully recover from repeated bleaching of its corals, caused by spikes in the water temperature, detailed analysis shows.
Ocean acidification is spreading rapidly in the western Arctic Ocean in both area and depth, according to new interdisciplinary research reported in Nature Climate Change by a team of international collaborators.
Does a name in itself have sufficient symbolic power to cause a paradigm shift in how humans perceive our role in the changing geological patterns of the planet?
This seems to be a trend. A related study published late last year showed that half of all National Parks are experiencing early springs compared to last century. The US-NPN says this trend is likely the result of climate change.
Parts of eastern and central Australia are in the midst of a horrific heatwave, with temperatures reaching as high as 46 degrees C. Alarmingly, the record-setting conditions are expected to worsen over the coming weekend.
floods could occur several times a week on average by 2045 along the mid-Atlantic coastline, where seas have been rising faster than nearly anywhere else.
Carbon dioxide isn't the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.
Do our individual actions matter anymore? Are the lifestyle suggestions actually meaningful? Do they still make any sense?
