The accurate characterization of near-surface winds is critical to understanding past and modern climate.

Maintaining drinking water quality is a major challenge for water managers during and after bushfires.

Carried by the wind, dust and ash particles from Australia have painted some South Island glaciers with a brown-orange tint.

While providing benefits to the environment, some trees also emit gases to the atmosphere that worsen air pollution and alter climate. 

Kansas private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas State University study that revealed nitrate levels in shallow wells above U.S. Environment Protection Act standards.

As the effects of climate change are increasingly felt around the world, possible solutions — from reducing fossil fuel emissions to capturing carbon — have come to dominate policy discussions.

NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a near visible image and analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Cyclone Blake, located along the northern coast of Western Australia.

The protection of Australia’s threatened species could be improved by a factor of seven, if more efficient ‘umbrella’ species were prioritised for protection, according to University of Queensland research.

It’s no secret that many insects are struggling worldwide. 

A new study in Nature Climate Change has found that, left unchecked, the combined effects of deforestation and human-induced climate change could eliminate Madagascar’s entire eastern rainforest habitat by 2070, impacting thousands of plants, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that are endemic to the island nation.