Was this extra warming a blip, or a sign that climate change is veering off predictable tracks?
El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher.
Once deemed outlandish and fitting for a dystopian novel, today's unfolding events challenge fiction writers to redefine their narratives.
New research presents an in-depth neighborhood analysis of the urban heat island effect in dozens of major U.S. cities.
Older buildings are particularly at risk, but overall, our infrastructure isn't adequately prepared to handle the stress.
Record-setting ocean temperatures, heat waves, starving birds, and more are on the table for 2023.
Recent research projected "ice-free" summer in the Arctic by the middle of this century, but a new study estimates it could happen as early as the 2030s.
El Niño's effects on GDP worldwide can be felt for years after the climactic shift is over, a new study finds.
If this is a sign of what's to come, the U.S. West is in for another dangerously hot summer.
The global shift could mean a weather shake-up through the end of the year.
The fires may have helped cause the rare triple-year atmospheric shift, a study found.
After three years of La Niña, changes are afoot. Here's what an El Niño would mean for weather across the U.S.
NOAA is using a retrofitted 1950s bomber to collect stratospheric data, as part of research into controversial solar geoengineering.
The country has entered yet another year of dry conditions, and communities are desperate for relief.
The wealthy are driving water crises in cities across the world, new research shows.
Baseball players are hitting more home runs. Is it sheer talent, or warmer air?
The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is a "survival guide for humanity."
Pacific Ocean waters have risen closer to average temperatures, ending the multi-year La Niña phenomenon that brought drought to the western Americas.
After an unusually warm and snowless winter, plants are sprouting earlier than usual across many states.
Scientists race to study Arctic lakes before they are lost forever.
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