Global temperatures stuck at near-record highs in April: EU monitor

Global temperatures were stuck at near-record highs in April, the EU's climate monitor said on Thursday, extending an unprecedented heat streak and raising questions about how quickly the world might ... Read More

World's wealthiest 10% have contributed to two-thirds of global warming since 1990, study finds

Wealthy individuals have a higher carbon footprint. A new study published in Nature Climate Change quantifies the climate outcomes of these inequalities. It finds that the world's wealthiest 10% are ... Read More

Earth Is Approaching Dangerous, Irreversible Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Warn

Scientists say Earth is on the brink of crossing critical climate tipping points, from melting ice sheets to dying rainforests. Once triggered, these changes could accelerate global warming and be ... Read More

Scientists may have underestimated global warming's severity. Here's how

Scientists use computer models to project how hot earth will get as humans burn more oil and ... As a result, scientists may have been underestimating global warming. National climate reporter Chase ... Read More

Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. It’s the first time ... Read More

Climate Change

Global warming is reshaping our world through extreme weather events, drought, species loss, and a warming and rising ocean. Get the latest coverage of the science behind climate change ... Read More

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate

The study moves three years closer the date when the world will eventually hit a critical climate threshold ... 1.5 degrees as the only time left to stop global warming, the authors said. Read More

Climate and environment updates: Climate change now primary driver of biodiversity loss in US

Since the first Earth Day, the annual average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by more than 30%. It is now rising at the fastest rate on record, according to the ... Read More