A study published in Nature reveals that small areas of deforestation, often less than 5 acres (about 2 hectares), in humid tropical forests are responsible for more than half of carbon losses ...

Tropical cyclones can unleash extensive devastation, as recent storms that swept over Jamaica and the Philippines made unmistakably clear. Accurate weather forecasts that buy more time to prepare are ...

Parts of the Amazon are drifting into uncharted territory. According to a concerning new study published in Nature, the rainforest is approaching a climate state that scientists are calling ...

The Amazon rainforest is slowly transitioning to a new, hotter climate with more frequent and intense droughts—conditions that haven't been seen on Earth for tens of millions of years. The conclusions ...

Tropical rainforests represent one of our planet’s most critical natural assets in the fight against climate change, storing approximately 25% of all terrestrial carbon despite covering just 6% of ...

Oceans made warmer by human-caused climate change are fueling more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic. In our warming climate, these storms also bring heavier rainfall and higher storm surge when they ...

Twenty years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina became one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. Marking the 20-year anniversary, Climate Central used the Climate Shift Index: Ocean and Climate Shift ...

You might guess that Mexico City has a tropical climate. But, no, it sits at an elevation of over 7,000 feet. That's way higher than even Denver, Colorado. It means instead of mangoes, you get peaches ...