A new map brings clarity and beauty to Earth's varied and diverse climates.

The planet has always changed. Ice ages came and went, oceans rose and fell, climates shifted over geological timescales. That's the story we've told ourselves for comfort, and it's technically true.

The impacts were severe: Within a very short time, tropical storm Doksuri intensified into a super typhoon in July 2023.

The Earth’s climate system is now “out of balance,” according to a new global report — with scientists warning that a key measure of warming has reached its highest level on record. The latest “State ...

Even below the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold, California reservoirs no longer fill in some years and overflow with extreme ...

Research shows Mars' gravitational pull affects Earth's deep-sea currents and climate, causing warming cycles every 2.4 million years.

Ocean temperatures may be quietly protecting the world from a global drought catastrophe. By analyzing more than a century of climate data, researchers discovered that droughts rarely spread across ...

Scientists have uncovered strong evidence that a major Atlantic Ocean current system tied to global climate is weakening. The ...

NOAA and Jennifer A. Francis, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, and Stephen J. Vavrus, Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Geophysical Research ...

Plant wax preserved in lake sediments reveals what the Earth's climate and rainfall were like 240,000 years ago.

The Pacific Ocean is a giant climate cauldron, with a powerful heat engine that affects storms, fisheries and rainfall patterns half a world away, and scientists are watching closely to see if it’s ...