Since the Industrial Revolution—an event made possible by the use of fossil fuels in everything from power plants to transportation—Earth has gotten hotter. 2024 was the hottest year on record and the ...

Scientists who’ve been studying tiny Tatoosh Island off the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula for decades say there has been a disturbing decline in wildlife there. Because of its isolation, ...

Earth's tropical rain belt, responsible for monsoons that sustain billions of people and vibrant ecosystems, has long been a reliable feature of the planet's climate. But new research reveals this ...

Global warming has picked up speed in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). By removing short term natural influences such as El ...

Earth Day arrives next week. Amid global distractions, a local public forum plots new strategies for tackling climate change. TheWorld Meteorological Organization, a special agency of the United ...

Scientists have long warned that the planet is warming. Now, new research suggests it may be warming faster than previously understood. A study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters ...

New research warns that if deforestation in the Amazon reaches 22–28%, two-thirds of the forest could shift toward degraded or savanna-like ecosystems at just 1.5–1.9°C of warming — far sooner than ...

2023, 2024, and 2025 stand as the three hottest years on record. Yet despite such record-breaking temperatures, many people still struggle to grasp the severity of the climate crisis. In this Crown ...

When the Paris agreement on climate change was gavelled into being in December 2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for climate activists and delegates from the ...