For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth's projected warming

For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth’s projected warming

BAKU, Azerbaijan — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — and recent developments in…

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Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning…

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Spain's horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming

Spain’s horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming

Even for an era of more extreme weather, this autumn has seemingly shifted into yet another gear, especially in a rain-weary Europe where massive and deadly flooding in Spain’s Valencia…

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Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River. More than…

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World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, but could trim half a degree of that projected future heating if…

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