One of the consequences of climate change is that weather events are becoming more extreme. In counterintuitive ways, like ...

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

Their new study shows that Earth’s massive drop in temperature after the dinosaurs went extinct could have been caused by a large drop in calcium levels in the ocean. The study showed that the ...

The possibility of snow in Tampa, Fla. Record heat and fires in Australia. Scientists say climate change is exacerbating ...

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 ...

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down ...

A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating ...

A new study from the University of Oxford suggests that intensifying global warming could push billions of people into ...

A stark Oxford University study reveals billions will face life-threatening heat by 2050 as global warming intensifies. India, already experiencing rising temperatures, is among nations set to bear ...