The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences has awarded the Crafoord Prize to climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan. He discovered a powerful force of global warming.

A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, and that’s why last weekend’s winter storm dumped more snow, sleet and freezing rain than similar weather systems might have in the past ...

Fast moving climate change is no longer a distant backdrop to daily life, it is reshaping the physical world in ways that ...

The cooling effects of air pollution could mean many policymakers and financial institutions have underestimated climate risks, according to a new analysis.

The frigid temperatures, massive snow and deadly ice storm taking shape east of the Rockies might seem to conflict with life on a rapidly warming planet. But all of these things still happen, even ...

Earth warmed by about 1.47 degrees Celsius in 2025, pushing the planet closer to what experts say is a dangerous threshold.

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

The Great Lakes region is undergoing rapid environmental change, and the science is pointing to increasingly serious impacts ...

Feb. 8, 2012 — -- Are we "doping" our atmosphere? What's going on with these record warm temperatures… extreme snowfall… even January tornadoes? Is climate change the cause? Or more appropriately ...

Regarding the article about Cleveland Cliffs air pollution (Cleveland’s big polluter, Cleveland-Cliffs, pushing back on tighter air regulations): the PD reporter and Cliffs’ PR person need to ...