The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed this week is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in ...

Scientists say greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal have already locked in enough global warming to ...

If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt ...

The world's two gigantic ice sheets are in greater peril from global warming than previously thought, a study published May 20 says.

In a new analysis, the World Meteorological Organization has predicted that global average warming will remain above 1.5°C ...

Melting Antarctic ice contributes to global sea-level rise ... a 10-year window — if even that — before catastrophic climate change becomes inevitable and irreversible,” he said.

Key datasets used to monitor the impacts of climate change in the Arctic ... the extent and thickness of sea ice, the accumulation of snow and the retreat of melting glaciers.