Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper ...

Climate troublemakers El Niño and La Niña have been around for a long time. A really, really long time. A new study says the dance between El Niño and its counterpart, La Niña, was present on our ...

The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, ...

Global warming has pushed the global water cycle into new climate extremes, including massive floods, tropical cyclones, flash floods and prolonged droughts, according to the latest edition of the ...

Two new publications remap the understanding of reverse weathering in the scientific community. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab's ...

Looking at the weather map on his computer and seeing three simultaneous tropical storms forming across Asia in late November ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

A study reveals that Earth alternated between chaotic and calm climates during the Paleozoic era, driven by tectonics and ...

Associated Press — Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the ...