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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Varietal selection in response to climate change: possible solutions could lie in the history of wheat and barley genes

Varietal selection in response to climate change: possible solutions could lie in the history of wheat and barley genes

'Feedback loop' from wildfires, permafrost melt in Canada causing even more climate change, new study shows

Climate change is shifting malaria hot spots in Africa

A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Exeter and the UK Health Security Agency encourage consideration of potential interactions between urban green spaces, vector-borne diseases, and climate change

A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Exeter and the UK Health Security Agency encourage consideration of potential interactions between urban green spaces, vector-borne diseases, and climate change

How climate change may amplify earthquake impacts in the Arctic

New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it

Venice Lagoon provides living laboratory for researchers studying climate change

Climate change won’t simply shrink marine life

Farewell black spruce? How climate change and pests are reshaping North America’s forests

'It's in the realm of possibility': Climate change is spurring a reemergence of yellow fever, and the US could face future threats

Antimicrobial Resistance Is Killing Millions. Climate Change Is Making It Worse.

Communities Affected by Climate Change Need More Than Data

West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change

Insects could face an uphill battle adapting to climate change

'This is such a clear story': Climate change is supercharging El Niño to unprecedented strengths, study finds

Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods

Climate change is supercharging El Niños, coral records show

Galapagos corals suggest climate change drives stronger El Niños