Rain could dominate in parts of the Arctic sooner than expected; the consequences could be huge
Parts of the Arctic could be dominated by rain rather than snow during certain seasons by 2060 or 2070, one or two decades earlier than...
British Columbia and Washington reeling from atmospheric river VIEW
The Pacific Northwest and British Columbia have endured a siege of climate disasters: an unprecedented summer heat wave, then a rash of wildfires, and now...
In Glasgow, young activists take to the streets to demand more from U.N. climate summit
Led by Greta Thunberg, masses of young people took to the streets outside the global climate summit to voice their impatience, frustration and even disdain...
Earth’s lakes are warming at a feverish pace, with the Great Lakes leading the way
Record-warm water temperatures over all five of the Great Lakes fit into a pattern of warming lakes all over the planet, as human-caused climate change...
Wildfire smoke harms more people in eastern U.S. than in West, study shows
About 75 percent of asthma cases and deaths from smoke pollutants occurred east of the Rocky Mountains in recent years, a study finds. It shows...
White House launches climate initiatives to arm communities against floods, extreme weather
The White House announced Tuesday it would work to revise building standards for flood-prone communities across the country in the face of climate change, while...
South Pole posts most severe cold season on record, an anomaly in a warming world
The extreme cold over Antarctica helped push sea ice levels surrounding the continent to their fifth-highest level on record in August. Scientists credited a very...
Every season is getting shorter except summer, and that’s not good
We're marking the fall equinox on Wednesday, but the seasons have been out of whack. Research shows summers are expanding while spring, autumn and winter...