Boreal forests and Arctic tundra are underlain by millions of square kilometers of permafrost, and scientists are still unsure of how the thawing of this long-frozen soil will affect the climate.

But the climate and weather on this great continent is amazingly varied. The Sahara desert can often reach temperatures of 50 ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing ...

Alice Hill is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. Priyanka Mahat is a research associate for climate change policy. Estimating the ...

More frequent and intense storms, sea-level rise and extensive rainfall fueled by climate change mean the island nation is likely to be hit especially hard by this week’s storm. By Sachi Kitajima ...

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters ...

The rising global temperatures are not only altering weather patterns but also disrupting brain functions. Research has shown that prolonged exposure to heat leads to increased stress hormone ...