Green roofs have become increasingly popular thanks to their benefits related to climate adaptation, mitigation, and urban biodiversity management.

A large plume of dust from the Sahara Desert blew west over the Atlantic Ocean and then curled north toward Europe in late January 2024. 

How individual animals respond to climate change is key to whether populations will persist or go extinct. 

Poison ivy ranks among the most medically problematic plants. 

Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research conducted at the Penn State College of Medicine in collaboration with the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study led by Health Canada. 

The oil sands industry relies heavily on water for its extraction processes, resulting in significant volumes of contaminated water.

Global warming continues to pose a threat to human society and the ecological systems, and carbon dioxide accounts for the largest proportion of the greenhouse gases that dominate climate warming.

One of the many effects of global warming is sea-level rise due to the melting and retreat of the Earth’s ice sheets and glaciers as well as other sources.

A group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that larger, slower-moving typhoons are more likely to be resilient against global warming. 

As relentless storms cause widespread flooding across California, a study led by researchers from Stanford University and co-authored by University of Florida geographer KATY SERAFIN sheds light on the driving force behind the torrential downpours: atmospheric rivers.