Diminishing periods of snow cover in northern forests, shortened by climate change, are poised to disrupt a delicate balance in some of the planet's most climate-sensitive regions—according to new research from McMaster University,

Researchers want to know whether immersing people in a vision of Connecticut's future shoreline makes the risks of climate change feel more immediate.

March was a scorching 9.35 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the 20th-century average for the month, capping the hottest 12-month stretch for the U.S. since records began in 1895 The El Niño climate event is due to return this year,

Climate change and sea level rise are altering the chemistry of Biscayne Bay in ways that could threaten South Florida's coastal ecosystems, water resources, fisheries, and recreation, according to a study led by scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine,

Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.

While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated.

Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of dying from lung cancer, respiratory infection, heart and lung disease and other causes.

Pew Research Center polling finds a majority of US adults view global warming as a significant problem, though with a sharp partisan divide.

The UK’s current record-breaking heatwave has the “fingerprints of climate change all over it,” a leading climate scientist has told The Independent, while warning that the UK government must do much more to adapt to what is the new reality.

As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, pregnant people face significant consequences. But are they all equally at risk? View on euronews

The effect is tiny, measured in milliseconds, but researchers say the trend is now occurring at a rate not seen in the past 3.6 million years.