Climate Change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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London Climate Action Week Foiled by Extreme Heat

Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño?

Climate change is now causing more local extinction in temperate regions than the tropics, surprising study shows - EurekAlert!

A new study shows that scientists are more trustworthy than politicians in messages on climate change, but politicians gain credibility from citing scientific evidence.

Traditional legal systems ill-equipped for the fast-moving realities of climate change, study warns - EurekAlert!

Can your home beat the heat? Why some bees are more at risk from climate change than others. - EurekAlert!

Climate change boosts soybean production but worsens bean quality - EurekAlert!

Seeds under pressure: New study reveals how climate change threatens Victoria’s alpine plant populations. - EurekAlert!

Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change? - EurekAlert!

Antarctica Suddenly Became Far More Sensitive to Climate Change 1 Million Years Ago

Sensitivity of Antarctic ice to climate change sharply increased after Ice Age shift 1 million years ago - EurekAlert!

New research connects climate change to increasing heat-related heart disease nationally - EurekAlert!

Huge volcanic eruption offers clues to fighting climate change

North America and Europe could become hotspots for chikungunya virus due to climate change - EurekAlert!

More people care about climate change than you think | The debate is now about the merits of different solutions, not whether we should act

Climate change weakens the purification function of lakes - EurekAlert!

Rafe Pomerance, the Paul Revere of Climate Change, Dies at 79

Climate Change Is Quietly Choking Rivers Across the Planet

Climate change is destroying Arctic cultural heritage sites - EurekAlert!