Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges in the present times. Increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

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

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of strange plume-like structures hidden deep inside the Greenland ice sheet.

In the study, researchers compared two such parameterizations: one developed by Fox-Kemper in 2011 and another developed in ...

A new study published in Nature has found that sea levels along the world’s coastlines are already significantly higher than the majority of scientific assessments have assumed. The finding, which ...

Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, ...

Long-term ecosystem warming changes not only plants but the fungi in the soil below, according to a new study including ...

A simple yet effective math trick is helping them spot El Niño and La Niña more clearly.

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 ...

If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then human-caused global warming is like a sudden shove strong enough to disrupt the usual arc and ...

The last 30 years are the fastest warming period since 1880, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please ...

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to repeal the Obama-era “scientific” finding that classified carbon dioxide as a threat to public health and welfare, and empowered the federal ...