Forty years ago, a NASA scientist learned from her boss about the potential for global warming due to fossil fuels, with ...

Global carbon dioxide emissions reached another record high in 2024. Researchers say there is ‘no sign’ the world has reached ...

HAMBURG — For some time now, climate scientists have been discussing a troubling hypothesis: Is global warming accelerating? The German Physics Society and the German Meteorological Society are now ...

1. Climate science basics -- What is the greenhouse effect and how does it warm the Earth? -- Why are scientists so certain the climate system is warming? -- How does global warming increase sea ...

At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than it would be without them. But as Earth gets warmer, mostly due to the rise ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This two-part Mongabay mini-series examines the current status of the climate emergency, how the global community is likely to respond and what ...

Low cloud cover has been expanding since 1979, reflecting more sunlight into space, but scientists expect that trend to ...

Activists at the COP climate conference held last year in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year’s conference will be in Brazil next month. Raising ambition to meet the Paris Agreement goal is a key discussion ...

Rachel Warren is at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East An-glia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. The Paris agreement, an international treaty on climate change, aims to limit the ...

Real-time tools, visuals, and other resources to quantify the role of climate change in weather events. Alerts We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable ...

New research has revealed that East Antarctica’s vast and icy interior is heating up faster than its coasts, fueled by warm air carried from the Southern Indian Ocean. Using 30 years of weather ...