With rising greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is occurring at rates much faster than anticipated, causing intense and ...

Scientists have many ways to track the climate over time. These methods have made it clear that today's climate change is ...

Earth Day began 55 years ago on this date, April 22, 1970, in the United States. The movement was spearheaded by Wisconsin ...

Continued use of fossil fuels has warmed oceans, melted ice caps and led to some of the hottest years in recorded history. Dangerous and costly severe storms and wildfires have become more frequent as ...

These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible.

The actual manufacturing process has a direct impact on the environment. For example, raw materials must be extracted and processed to make a smartphone, which consumes natural resources and energy.

Oil and gas companies are facing hundreds of lawsuits around the world testing whether they can be held responsible for their role in causing climate change. Now, two scientists say they’ve built a ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs could cause planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to drop temporarily, but ...

By that time, global temperatures will be a lot higher. Global warming is irreversible. Greenhouse gas emissions, mainly carbon dioxide (CO 2), cause the earth to heat up. These emissions stay ...

Backed by environmental groups but slammed by the fuel industry, a proposal would require climate change warning labels on gas pumps in Colorado.

Extreme weather-related disasters are increasing in frequency around the world. See how climate change affected different ...

Climate engineers study natural processes that result in lower global temperatures with the goal of eventually artificially ...