Scientists disagree whether human-made climate change or natural fluctuations are mostly to blame for worse-than-expected ...

Global warming is accelerating at roughly double the pace of a decade ago, raising concerns for Earth systems, biodiversity ...

Is the world getting hotter, faster? It’s a big question which has been puzzling and dividing scientists for years. A new paper says it has the answer, and it’s not good news. Global warming has ...

Switzerland is warming faster than the planet, and new climate scenarios warn of more heat waves, droughts, and less snow in ...

Is your idea of El Niño and La Niña mainly informed by a 1990s-era Chris Farley sketch from “Saturday Night Live?” The late comedian’s definition was hilarious, albeit a bit lacking in scientific ...

A new analysis finds that global warming has significantly accelerated since 2015, but not everyone agrees.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A map of ocean temperature anomalies (differences from normal) during a strong El Niño. Red colors mean the ocean water is warmer ...

It's one of the latest technologies for sequestering carbon: crush silicate rocks, add to crop soil, and let the rock dust naturally react with carbon dioxide. The reactions bind carbon into stable ...

Physical inactivity rises alongside temperature. A study in Lancet projected up to 700,000 additional deaths by 2050 and ...

Mass coral bleaching occurs when unusually warm ocean temperatures disrupt the partnership between corals and the microscopic algae that supply most of their energy, leaving corals weakened and often ...

As the planet warms, many expected ecosystems to change faster and faster. Instead, a massive global study shows that species turnover has slowed by about one-third since the 1970s. Nature’s constant ...

Climate physicist Stefan Rahmstorf and statistician Grant Foster say they have produced the strongest evidence yet that the ...