In the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa, the Kuiseb River, an ephemeral river that is dry most of the year, plays a vital role.

Dramatic decreases in traffic caused by COVID-19 shutdowns improved air quality in car-dependent states but didn’t offset additional forms of pollution in other parts of the country.

Black carbon aerosol (BC) has emerged as a major contributor to global climate change, only second to CO2 as the main driver of the global warming. 

Something lurks beneath the Arctic Ocean. While it’s not a monster, it has largely remained a mystery.

Global emissions of a potent substance notorious for depleting the Earth’s ozone layer – the protective barrier which absorbs the Sun’s harmful UV rays – have fallen rapidly and are now back on the decline, according to new research.

10,000 km2 of ice disappeared in a blink of an eye from an ice sheet in the Storfjorden Through offshore Svalbard, a new study shows. 

Three storms in three weeks have left abundant snow atop Hawaii’s tallest volcanic mountains.

Glaciers are not only melting, but also collapsing in the Third Pole region.

High latitude regions play a key role in the global carbon cycle and climate system.

From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers are well aware the weather is changing.