Scientists are using studies and computer models to draw connections between recent extreme weather and climate change. The research organization ClimaMeter said that the snowstorm that hit over the ...

But those who study climate and weather say they are two different things — measured on different scales — and that even the blizzard that left record-breaking snow in some parts of the Northeast this ...

5-degree Celsius temperature target, another critical climate threshold has been quietly slipping past acceptable limits.

“The existence of winter doesn't disprove climate change,” says Stuart Evans, assistant professor of geography at the University of Buffalo. “Climate change is a long term trend that makes winter ...

Global temperatures have taken an unexpected sharp climb in recent years, prompting scientists to reconsider how some ...

It is a double-edged sword. As the planet heats up, more of us are turning up and turning to air conditioning to keep us cool. The trouble is that, as well as consuming vast amounts of electricity, AC ...

In an instant, families and communities across the United States and around the world are seeing their lives, homes, and belongings wiped out by extreme weather disasters. From hurricanes and ...

More extreme weather and shifting growing seasons are putting pressure on school meal programs, which serve nearly half a billion children worldwide. Jennifer Burney, a professor of Earth system ...

When Punxsutawney Phil popped up and saw his shadow on Feb. 2, a collective groan rippled across the Eastern United States, where freezing temperatures, ice and snow have cast a big chill for days.

BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The European Union is not prepared for worsening climate change and should urgently step up its ...

More frequent climate-related events such as flooding, wildfires, repeated heatwaves, and droughts call for a precautionary ...

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates just wrote a surprising new blog post on climate change. The upshot of the lengthy memo goes something like this: Climate change is likely to hurt the world ...