Scientists find 300% increase in harmful particulates emitted during hot weather.
Emissions from asphalt are a significant source of air pollutants in cities, especially in hot weather, a study…
From the historic heat wave and wildfires in the West, to the massive derecho that tore through the middle of the nation, to the record-breaking pace of this year's hurricane season, the…
Collapse of shelves would accelerate loss of Antarctic ice sheet and increase sea-level rise.
Approximately 60% of Antarctica’s ice shelves could be vulnerable to fracture, accelerating the loss of…
During a trip to Cuba's Gardens of the Queen a few years ago, I found myself around small mangrove islands in an area called Boca Grande. Floating on clear, calm water, my travel group and I kicked…
An "explosive" wildfire ignited in Los Angeles county Wednesday, growing to 10,000 acres in a little less than three hours.
The so-called Lake Fire, which prompted evacuations and road closures, is…
Heatwave continues to cause disruption as flooding and storm warnings issued.
The UK has had its longest stretch of temperatures exceeding 34C since the 1960s, as warnings of thunderstorms and heavy…
If weather is your mood, climate is your personality. That's an analogy some scientists use to help explain the difference between two words people often get mixed up.
In other words, weather exists…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Last month was the world’s third-hottest July on record, new data show — the latest milestone in a global warming trend that has seen the three hottest Julys within the last five…
Poorer, hotter parts of the world will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions, research finds.
The growing but largely unrecognized death toll from rising global temperatures will come close to…
Oil spills, intense heat waves, smoldering wildfires and thawing permafrost: Siberia is experiencing the destructive effects of climate change. And scientists say if action isn't taken soon, it's…
An extreme heatwave in the Arctic is a problem for the entire planet, say scientists, because the region regulates weather around the globe and contains much of the world's carbon-rich permafrost.
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Human activity behind half atmosphere’s load of methane, a gas 28 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat.
Animal farming and fossil fuels have driven global emissions of the potent greenhouse…
Last time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher.
The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere is approaching a level not seen in…
Frequency of heatwaves and cumulative intensity has risen through the decades, research finds.
Heatwaves have increased in both length and frequency in nearly every part of the world since the 1950s…
For the past year, some of the most up-to-date computer models from the world's top climate modeling groups have been "running hot" – projecting that global warming may be even more extreme than…
The 38 degrees Celsius reading is 18 degrees warmer than the average June high temperature.
A north-eastern Siberian town looks to have set a record for the highest temperature ever documented in…