Climatology
High Risk of ‘unprecedented’ Winter Downpours
There’s an increased risk of “unprecedented” winter downpours such as those that caused extensive flooding in...
ADB Warns Climate Change ‘disastrous’ For Asia
A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic...
Warmer Arctic Harms Crops In US, Canada
Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing...
Climate Change Could Greatly Widen US Inequality
If the United States fails to take decisive measures to combat climate change, it will become a poorer country facing...
Trump ‘proud’ of Leaving Paris Climate Deal
US President Donald Trump on Thursday strongly defended his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, declaring...
2020 Is the Deadline To Avert Climate Catastrophe, Experts Claim
A world that heats up beyond that threshold will face a crescendo of devastating impacts ranging from deadly heatwaves...
Tropical Peat Forests Risk Turning From Carbon
Peat bogs in tropical forests, long key outlets for greenhouse gases, could dry up due to farming and global warming,...
In China, California Governor Calls For More Climate Action
Failure to step up action against global warming would be "disastrous", California Governor Jerry Brown warned Tuesday...
Cape Town Contends With Worst Drought In Over A Century
The worst drought in a century is forcing the most stringent water restrictions ever implemented for South Africa's...
India Committed To Paris Climate Deal
India's environment minister Friday said his country is committed to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the...
Cape Town Cuts Back To Survive Worst Drought In 100 Years
As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents have been told to restrict showers to two minutes and...
With Or Without Trump, US Businesses Moving On Climate
President Donald Trump may be dragging out his decision on whether to ditch the Paris climate agreement, but major...
Cape Town Region Declares Drought Disaster
South Africa's Western Cape region which includes Cape Town declared a drought disaster on Monday as the province...
Alaska’s Tundra Releasing More CO2 Than It Takes In
The Alaskan tundra appears to be emitting more carbon dioxide than it captures, a dynamic that could accelerate climate...
Thousands Join March For Science To Fight ‘alternative Facts’
Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight...
Proposed Cuts In US Climate Science Reverberate Worldwide
The gutting of US-funded climate science would cripple research agendas worldwide and hamper the global fight against...
California Declares Stubborn Drought Officially Over
California Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday the official end of the state's drought that lasted more than five...
Sci-Fi Forest Tracks Carbon Impact
An industrial-scale experiment in a Staffordshire forest will help fill gaps in knowledge about climate change. The...
US Will Keep Climate Commitments Despite Trump
The former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, said Friday the United States will keep its commitment to reduce...