Global warming doesn’t stop on a dime. If people everywhere stopped burning fossil fuels tomorrow, stored heat would still continue to warm the atmosphere.
Using lake sediment in the Tibetan Plateau, researchers show that permafrost at high elevations is more vulnerable than arctic permafrost under projected future climate conditions.
Studies do show tornadoes getting more frequent, more intense and more likely to come in swarms. The most intense and longest-lasting tornadoes tend to come from what are known as supercells
From rainforests to savannas, ecosystems on land absorb almost 30% of the carbon dioxide human activities release into the atmosphere.
Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47? and 30? higher than normal.
To our horror, another mass coral bleaching event may be striking the Great Barrier Reef, with water temperatures reaching up to 3? higher than average in some places.
Implementing carbon prices that reflect the true social costs of CO2 emissions through climate damages remains a key challenge for policy makers around the world.
In coming decades, many regions of the world will enter permanent dry or wet conditions under modern definitions of drought, according to new research.
Many of the world’s poorest people live in regions most susceptible to flooding. In northeast India, some residents have been forced to rebuild their homes at least eight times in the past decade.