The way emissions are counted affects how carbon credits are valued, which projects receive support, and how quickly climate ...

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

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a climate think tank, on Wednesday presented a first-of-its-kind composite heat risk assessment of 734 districts in India using 35 indicators, ...

The world is already facing extreme consequences that are yet to reach the worst levels. But what exactly can India expect when the world fails to limit Earth's warming to 1.5°C?

Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expec ...

(CN) — The rate of global warming sped up considerably in the past decade, a finding that means a pivotal target set by the Paris Agreement may be exceeded even before 2030, according to a new study ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...