The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ...

Megadrought and climate change is making water even more scarce in the West. Imagine a world where water is scarce in the West -- or at least stretches of the increasingly hot and dry landscape. A ...

"There are lots of reasons to care about climate change, and we are not powerless to stop it and all of these negative ...

In March, the World Meteorological Organisation reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere had reached its highest level in the past 800,000 years – and continues to ...

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 ...

Point State Park, center, at the confluence of the Allegheny, left, Monongahela, right, and Ohio, bottom left, rivers in Downtown Pittsburgh is flooded on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Across the country, ...

Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Accord. — -- President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate agreement could have far reaching consequences on climate ...

Global warming is changing the way storms behave. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Hurricane Erin is whipping up the Atlantic Ocean at speeds over 100 miles per hour. The trajectory of the storm has it ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Alice Hill is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. Priyanka Mahat is a ...