If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt ...

Earth's surface temperature has been 1.5°C hotter than the pre-industrial average for 21 of the last 22 months.

The world's two gigantic ice sheets are in greater peril from global warming than previously thought, a study published May 20 says.

Global methane emissions are rising at record speed, but cutting it could slow global warming faster than reducing carbon ...

In the last decade, report after report has warned that the Arctic is heating up faster than ever, cities are scorching, the ...

Learn how ash from volcanic eruptions can alter ice content in clouds, influencing how Earth handles radiation.

Most models haven’t accounted for how microplastics may increase global warming by disrupting natural cycles that store ...

Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy ...

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are on course for rapid retreat, even collapse, leading to multiple feet of sea level ...

Fifty-six million years ago, during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), global temperatures rose by more than 5°C ...

The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster than the global average. However, current climate ...