Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.

The cover photo, taken at the Strait of Malacca in Malaysia, captures the Tyndall effect as sunlight filters through the clouds over the tropical Pacific. The interplay of light and shadow ...

After the planet’s 11 hottest years on record, scientists are warning the return of an El Niño climate pattern could push global temperatures even higher. Today, the World Meteorological Organisation ...

A new review published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences sheds light on one of climate science’s enduring puzzles: how the patterns of tropical ocean warming influence the behavior of tropical ...

Rising carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels are known to raise temperatures in Earth's atmosphere. But slow feedback processes, including heat storage in the ocean and changes in the carbon cycle, mean that ...

Antarctic sea ice has entered a persistent low state that appears inconsistent with the natural variability of the past ...

Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet's climate has likely entered a frightening new phase. Under the ...

Global warming may be speeding up, with temperatures rising faster since 2015 and recent record-hot years reflecting a ...

Subtropical oceans across the planet, including regions of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, have surged to record levels of warmth, and that may be having the counterintuitive effect: fewer ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — This month has felt long, especially over the last couple of weeks with consistent colder-than-average air. A warmer pattern settles in to close out February and meteorological ...