Scientists working for the oil giant Exxon in the 1970s and 1980s estimated temperature increases with remarkable accuracy. Those findings could now be used as evidence in climate litigation...
The world’s oceans hit their warmest levels on record for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, fueling sea-level rise and contributing to climate disasters
California has been hit by repeated storms fueled by torrents of moisture called atmospheric rivers that will only intensify in a warming climate
These events can cause devastating landslides and flash floods
Even if the world meets its most ambitious climate targets, about half of all mountain glaciers will melt away by the end of the century
Science in meter and verse
A slow economy, clean energy spending, electric vehicles and heat pumps could offset coal combustion to level carbon emissions
A visualization compares the forms of Earth’s largest flows of ice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury makes an unprecedented move to find out if home insurers are abandoning communities vulnerable to climate change
If regulators finalize proposed rules, financial firms may have to reveal their climate-related risks, and public companies may have to disclose greenhouse gas emissions
A mile-long ice sample extracted by the U.S. military while it was studying whether to arm Greenland with nuclear missiles during the cold war is yielding insights into the Greenland ice sheet’s future in a warming world...
Increasing demand for natural gas and oil has offset emissions reductions associated with coal and pushed U.S. energy emissions higher for a second consecutive year
In an ominous sign of global warming, melting permafrost underneath Arctic lakes lets them drain into the ground
Sustainable aviation fuel is poised for exponential growth thanks to increased investment and policy support, according to industry officials
Events like the World Cup can emit millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide, but it doesn’t have to be that way
A massive storm slammed into Alaska’s western coast, and there was no ice to stop it.
The Biden administration launched a historic effort on Tuesday to commercialize direct air capture technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
From COVID to space exploration, graphics helped tell some the year’s most important stories
Across the Arctic, rain is replacing snow, melting sea ice is leading to coastal erosion, and increased ship traffic is putting fragile ecosystems at risk
Officials say climate change is driving an increase in dry wells in drought-stricken California
