In an appeal, lawyers for 18 California youths argued that regulators discount children's future health when weighing environmental policies.

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, with far-reaching consequences for our planet and its inhabitants. Rising global temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather ...

1. Climate science basics -- What is the greenhouse effect and how does it warm the Earth? -- Why are scientists so certain the climate system is warming? -- How does global warming increase sea ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies? The Earth system is a vast ...

New global findings in the 9th annual indicator report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveal that the continued overreliance on fossil fuels and failure to adapt to climate ...

The 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals that climate inaction and continued dependence on fossil fuels is resulting in an immense human cost, with millions of lives lost each ...

In June 2025, a climate change-driven heat wave caused roads to buckle in multiple states. The same heat caused train tracks to warp, resulting in major delays for rail commuters across the East Coast ...

In early February, the Trump administration and the Environmental Protection Agency repealed the endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, a bedrock science-based conclusion that the emission of ...

The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Melissa is currently a ...

Reporter For people around the U.S., Thanksgiving is a chance to enjoy the best an autumn harvest has to offer—from sweet potatoes and pumpkin to turkey and green beans. But as higher temperatures ...

At the Yee Chain factory in Taiwan, sustainability lead Anett Sóti is bracing for another year of environmental chaos. Among her primary concerns are flooding in the low-lying garment production hubs ...