The World Meteorological Organization estimates the global average temperature this year may be up to 1.2 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels.
The former president said Europe cannot afford to be “weak” or “naïve” and suggested imposing a carbon tax should Donald Trump choose to cancel the climate change agreement.
The pause in emissions growth is believed to be driven largely by the drop in coal consumption in China and the United States.
La Niña is here and conditions are expected to persist through the winter, according to NOAA.
During his election campaign, President-elect Donald Trump said he would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement and called climate change a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
Comments made by the president-elect's advisers suggest that NASA is likely to increase its focus on deep-space activities and move away from Earth science studies.
The president-elect pledged to "cancel" the Paris climate agreement during his campaign. Here's how he could do it.
The rise in the photosynthetic uptake of carbon dioxide by plants over the past decade is, however, not enough to halt a catastrophic rise in global temperatures.
A research paper suggests temperatures in 2015 — the hottest year on record so far — could be commonplace in less than 10 years.
The water level in the Great Salt Lake — the largest water body in the U.S. after the Great Lakes — fell to 4,191.2 feet last month, marking its lowest level in recorded history.
Ten of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have created a fund to invest in technologies that would reduce carbon emissions from oil and natural gas.
The Paris Agreement became a law Friday, but a U.N. report issued Thursday warns a lot more needs to be done to avoid potentially catastrophic increases in global temperatures.
Leonardo DiCaprio's "Before the Flood" documentary can be watched free online until Nov. 6.
The self-described “multinational media organization and associated library” aids in the anonymous leaking of classified information.
“Our inner-cities are a disaster. You get shot walking to the store,” Donald Trump has said.
Book publisher St. Martin’s Press said the book, “Overheated: How Cooler Heads Can Cool the World,” will offer “viable, concrete solutions” to deal with global warming.
A study has revealed that the Smith Glacier — one of the fastest-melting glaciers in the region — may have lost as much as 1,600 feet in thickness from 2002 to 2009.
The landmark ruling sets an important precedent that may allow climate change risks to be used as criteria for granting protection to other at-risk species.
In 2015, for the first time in over 3 million years, the average atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide was higher than 400 parts per million.
About 44 million Americans, or roughly one-seventh of the population, received nutrition aid from the federal government this year.
Halloween is around the corner, but it sure has not felt like Fall in most parts of the U.S.
Climate change poses a variety of risks to public health but health insurance companies don't seem to be worried yet.