At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than ...

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused ...

The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it’s not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising ...

A recent study by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) reveals a looming climate crisis: the world ...

For the study, the researchers analyzed satellite data obtained from 2001 to 2020 to ascertain the global impact of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on global mangroves. As noted, this is a ...

Hurricane forecasters are carefully watching ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean for changes that signal El Niño or La Niña, major global climate patterns that affect hurricane season ...

La Niña, a natural climate pattern, is marked by cooler-than-average seawater in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, and is part of the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, which ...

La Niña is over, scientists declared Thursday. And while the climate pattern was notably brief and had been waning, scientists said the episode was not as weak as it once seemed. When the planet ...

“The Amazon’s hydrological cycle is becoming more extreme,” co-author Roel Brienen of the University of Leeds said in a statement. “Increased wet season rainfall can lead to more frequent and severe ...

New NASA-led research reveals that global warming is altering wind patterns and shrinking Earth's reflective cloud zones.