Global warming has picked up speed in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). By removing short term natural influences such as El ...

In the study, published Friday (March 6) in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, researchers used statistical evidence to demonstrate accelerated warming in the past decade, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A map of ocean temperature anomalies (differences from normal) during a strong El Niño. Red colors mean the ocean water is warmer ...

Is your idea of El Niño and La Niña mainly informed by a 1990s-era Chris Farley sketch from “Saturday Night Live?” The late comedian’s definition was hilarious, albeit a bit lacking in scientific ...

If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then human-caused global warming is like a sudden shove strong enough to disrupt the usual arc and ...

The last 30 years are the fastest warming period since 1880, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please ...

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to repeal the Obama-era “scientific” finding that classified carbon dioxide as a threat to public health and welfare, and empowered the federal ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. As we thaw out from yet another record-breaking winter storm, it’s predictable that ...

A new study finds that warming of 2°C could expose nearly 3.8 billion people to extreme heat by mid-century, more than double current levels. Rising temperatures are expected to drive surging energy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veerabhadran Ramanathan in the Maldives in 2006 with aerial vehicles that were used to measure pollutants in South Asia's ...

Scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan yearned for the American dream while growing up in southern India in the 1960s: specifically, a Chevrolet Impala, a muscle car he learned about from his father, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Eccles writes about sustainability in the capital markets. I live in Concord, MA. My wife and I planned to go out for ...