The increasingly broad application of the phrase "tipping point" across biogeophysical and social phenomena muddles its ...

Climate research currently has a wide range of new tools at its disposal. This has sparked a debate about the merits of each ...

The climate system is powered by radiation from the sun, of which approximately 49% is absorbed by the Earth's surface, and 20% is absorbed by the atmosphere (Kiehl & Trenberth 1997). This energy ...

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...

Tropical forests are struggling to keep pace with climate change. Scientists warn that slow adaptation could threaten ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could ...

Clouds can affect the climate system in two ways: First, their white surfaces reflect the sun’s light, cooling the planet. But clouds also act as a kind of blanket, reflecting infrared radiation ...

Studies fundamental physical processes that govern terrestrial climate change, with emphasis on observations and particular attention to the Earth’s polar regions. Investigating everything from ocean ...

Current predictions for flood season rainfall rely largely on outputs from climate system numerical models, which often contain systematic biases. To correct these outputs and reduce errors ...

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has discovered that the solar system traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, ...

As Trump moves to shutter the main vehicle of U.S. international humanitarian aid efforts, a host of environmental and climate programs have also been impacted.