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 ...

Nitrogen shortage limits young tropical forest growth, slowing carbon capture that could help fight climate change.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Central Florida braces for a cold spell unlike we've seen in a little while, a few years in fact, there's an interesting ...

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 ...