THIS IS NOT THE MOST RECENT VERSION AVAILABLE. LINK TO THE MOST RECENT VERSION. Carbon pollution causes the planet to heat up and intensifies dangerous extremes such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfire, ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Extreme Precipitation Change 1958 to 2021 Climate change is bringing heavier rainfall extremes and increased, inequitable flood risk to many parts of the U.S. For every ...

The human fingerprint on global warming was likely evident in Earth’s atmosphere far earlier than previously thought—even before the invention of modern cars, a new study says. Using a combination of ...

A new federal report downplaying or denying climate change could drive a reversal of climate rules and expansion of executive authority. President Donald Trump has long rejected climate science. Now, ...

The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s website, globalchange.gov, was taken down along with information on how global warming is affecting the country. President Trump has criticized the government ...

Timothy Neal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Roy Spencer was a Visiting Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment. The observed rate of global warming over the past 50 years has been weaker than that ...

As climate change escalates, intense storms are becoming more common in the tropics and elsewhere, resulting in a variety of forest impacts. Those effects are generating concern among researchers over ...

The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington The Trump administration has cut funding and ...

The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt. By Brad Plumer and Rebecca Dzombak ...