When tuning into the weather report, don’t be surprised if the on-air personality mentions the term “atmospheric river.” It’s definitely a real weather term, albeit one less heard, but it’s nothing ...

Eight pairs of eyes scanned the desert brush through binoculars for signs of life. Without notice, a flash of bright yellow ...

First of all, the fossil-fuel industry is responsible for setting the Earth on fire. It has been causing climate change for a century-and-a-half. Moreover, this industry has been undermining the ...

A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rather than ships off to war, this force was a fleet of icebergs. And the havoc it wrought was to the ...

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of fire weather days. Occasionally, on a breezy but otherwise ...

In a year of both upheaval and hope for our planet, here are a few of the highs and lows of humanity’s effect this year.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A single definition of “drought” is not ...

Many allergy sufferers dread the first warm days of spring, when the air fills with pollen from blooming flowers and trees. As the climate gets hotter, that season of dread is getting longer. Hotter ...