With so much of its water diverted, the Colorado River Delta has dried out and lost much of its vegetation and wildlife.

Researchers find that using forests to offset carbon emissions will require a better understanding of the risks.

The atmospheric changes caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns could be recorded in glacial ice for future scientists to analyze.

Rotating corn with soybean for a year or more tempers the effect, the researchers found.

When extreme climate conditions interact with stressors to social systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences could be severe unless experts from diverse backgrounds work together to develop comprehensive solutions to combat their negative impacts.

Although global climate models vary in many ways, they agree on this: The Mediterranean region will be significantly drier in coming decades, potentially seeing 40 percent less precipitation during the winter rainy season.

The Arctic Ocean will take up more CO2 over the 21st century than predicted by most climate models.

Antarctica is rapidly shedding ice, a loss that contributes to rising seas.