A new map of climate conditions during the Pliocene epoch—the last time Earth’s carbon dioxide concentrations hit 400 parts ...

Back in 1824, a French physicist named Joseph Fourier made a breakthrough that would fundamentally change our understanding ...

A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the ...

The climate system is powered by radiation from the sun, of which approximately 49% is absorbed by the Earth's surface, and 20% is absorbed by the atmosphere (Kiehl & Trenberth 1997). This energy ...

As climate change leads to more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events, accurately predicting rainfall during the ...

A team of researchers reconstructed a critical ocean current system — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, ...

Studies fundamental physical processes that govern terrestrial climate change, with emphasis on observations and particular attention to the Earth’s polar regions. Investigating everything from ocean ...

International cooperation is crucial to addressing the impact of human activities on the global climate system, and U.S. leadership in efforts such as the Paris Agreement is essential. Comprehensive ...

Scientists, assisted with millions in government funding, are about to embark on a mission to set up an “early warning system” for two so-called climate change ‘tipping points’: critical thresholds ...

A weak La Nina event has arrived in the Pacific, bringing colder waters and potentially cooler weather. Despite being delayed ...

“What are the obligations of States under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases for ...

The UNGA asked two questions: “What are the obligations of States under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic ...