Florida State University researchers have identified key differences in the root causes of long-term sea-surface temperature changes across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a finding that could help ...

A new global assessment on food systems and climate vulnerability warns that climate change is fundamentally reshaping global ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Climate change as defined by the United Nations refers to ...

The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth's land area—particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows. The ...

Each summer, more and more lake beaches are forced to close due to toxic algae blooms. While climate change is often blamed, new research suggests a more complex story: climate interacts with human ...

By 2050, an additional 2.4 billion people are expected to be living in developing countries, concentrated in South Asia and ...

One of the most pervasive misunderstandings of climate — even among some who publish on climate — is the belief that any long-term trend in a measured climate variable indicates a change in climate, ...

With unique monsoon, mesoscale and submesoscale processes, the Indian Ocean offers critical insights and new challenges to ...

Scientists are still untangling the complex relationship between El Niño and human-driven warming, but their confluence has major implications for extreme weather and global temperatures.

When floods sweep through her village, Jacinta Akoth's worries go far beyond the rising water.The elderly grandmother must find food for her grandchildren, secure drinking water and ensure the family ...