Weather and climate are two fundamental concepts in meteorology, science, and geography, with distinct meanings, yet they are often confused due to their close relationship. While both describe ...

Definitive answers to the big questions. Credit...Photo Illustration by Andrea D'Aquino Supported by By Julia Rosen Ms. Rosen is a journalist with a Ph.D. in geology. Her research involved studying ...

The Climate Shift Index® indicates how climate change has altered the frequency of daily temperatures in any location around the world, every day. It’s grounded in peer-reviewed attribution science ...

Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic heat wave baked the Pacific Northwest killing hundreds of people and fueling wildfires. Researchers later reported that human-caused climate change made this heat ...

It’s raining in Washington, D.C., as I write this, drops tapping out a steady beat that recalls the rhythms of my Oregon childhood. There’s something familiar about this weather, whatever its ...

Human-caused climate change made the ten deadliest extreme weather events of the last 20 years more intense and more likely, according to new analysis. The killer storms, heatwaves and floods affected ...

Health professionals would be wise to take note of a similar story playing out on U.S. soil: even 8 years after Hurricanes ...

A decade ago, scientists would say they were pretty sure a specific hurricane, heatwave, flood, drought or raging wildfire was more severe due to climate change, but they could rarely pinpoint its ...

The climate crisis and human displacement are increasingly interconnected. Not only did climate-related disasters trigger more than half of new reported displacements in 2022, but nearly 60 per cent ...

Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible. By Rebecca Dzombak In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of ...