Climate in Crisis

Widespread drought in the Southeast is largely to blame for the fires, but their spread has also been fueled by leftover debris from past hurricanes..

The next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength.

The heat dome set more than 1,500 temperature records across 11 states. Temperatures were 20 to 30 degrees above average in some places.

The sea ice is crucial to Earth’s climate because without it reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans.

The approach involves making artificial snow when conditions are ideal, then piling it high under an insulated mat.

The world’s top 25 most polluted cities were all in India, Pakistan and China, Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir said in its annual report.

The community of Martinez Lake in Arizona hit a jaw-dropping 110 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday — the highest March temperature in U.S. recorded history.

​​The universities that oversee the National Center for Atmospheric Research allege in the suit that the center is “collateral damage” in the Trump administration’s ongoing feud with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

Vineyard Wind was among the offshore wind projects halted last year by the Trump administration, citing national security concerns.

Using a more accurate coastal height baseline means a 3-foot rise in seas could inundate up to 37% more land and threaten 77 million to 132 million more people, researchers said.