The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting rapidly, raising concerns it could cross a tipping point of irreversible retreat in the next few decades if global temperatures rise 1.5 to 2.0 degrees Celsius (2.7 to 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels.

Joan Casey lived through frequent wildfire-season power outages when she lived in northern California.

Scientists believe little more than 10% of the species that live in our seas have been found and that around two million remain undiscovered.

In April 2016, a warm front approached southwest Greenland, causing air temperatures in the capital city of Nuuk and the surrounding area to increase rapidly.

More than 3 million square kilometers of the Asian elephant’s historic habitat range has been lost in just three centuries, a new report from an international scientific team led by a University of California San Diego researcher reveals. 

Wildfires. Many see them as purely destructive forces, disasters that blaze through a landscape, charring everything in their paths. 

Plant species may only need to move short distances to track their preferred habitats as the climate changes, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change.

Life in the ocean’s “twilight zone” could decline dramatically due to climate change, new research suggests.

As temperatures across the globe reach record-level highs, urban areas are facing increased heat stress. 

A collaboration involving 80 scientists has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely to face the greatest risk from drier conditions brought about by climate change.