The rising global temperatures are not only altering weather patterns but also disrupting brain functions. Research has shown that prolonged exposure to heat leads to increased stress hormone ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Alice Hill is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. Priyanka Mahat is a ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

Large majorities in nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting their community. About half or more in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico see a great deal of impact.

Western honey bee on Rocky Mountain beeplant. Scientists researching bees have been sounding the alarm about how climate change is negatively affecting the pollinators that make our beloved honey ...

A hurricane is an amazing weather phenomenon. It begins with a few clusters of thunderstorms. If conditions are ripe, those few thunderstorms can explosively develop into a major hurricane within a ...

As changes to the climate lead to increases in extreme weather events, many Americans are reporting serious effects to their mental health. National Mental Health Correspondent, Dr. Nicole Clark ...

Farmers who can't sleep, worrying they'll lose everything amid increasing drought. Youth struggling with depression over a future that feels hopeless. Indigenous people grief-stricken over devastated ...

Prof. Mulala Danny Simatele is a professor of environmental management and sustainability science at the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies as ...