2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published Wednesday (Oct. 29) that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital ...

Low clouds matter most for albedo and sunlight reflection. They bounce a lot of sunlight back to space. Last year, low cloud ...

The consequences of climate inaction are ever more clear. In 2024, the world’s coral reefs suffered the most widespread ...

In a memo, the Microsoft co-founder warned against climate alarmism and appears to have shifted some of his views about ...

For decades, forest, grasslands and other land ecosystems have collectively absorbed up to a third of the carbon dioxide we ...

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...

In 2023, global marine heatwaves were the biggest, most intense and most persistent on record, a new study reveals. The researchers suggest that these heat waves were driven by climate change and may ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Climate change is affecting global wind patterns in multiple ways, many of which have direct implications for human health. Worsening sand and dust ...

Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a ...

Fifty-five years ago, the first Earth Day started as a grassroots, activist effort to raise awareness about air pollution, toxic drinking water and the effects of pesticides. On April 22, Earth Day ...