The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

The International Court of Justice is delivering an advisory opinion Wednesday about nations’ obligations to tackle climate change and consequences they may face if they don’t.

Most Americans are worried about climate change -- reasonable response to rising sea levels, heat waves, bigger wildfires, longer droughts, stronger storms.

The National Weather Service has issued an unprecedented number of flood warnings, with recent catastrophic events claiming lives across the U.S. Climate scientists attribute these intensifying ...

Extreme weather caused by climate change is driving up the prices of basic food products worldwide and posing wider risks to society, a new study has found.

Climate change brings with it higher temperatures and extreme rains, which can lower yields and make the crops that are harvested more expensive. British households’ food bill, for instance, was ...

More intense rain events are happening in Cleveland as climate change continues to take its toll. This scene, from August 2023, shows how winds and heavy rains caused flood damage at the the ...

They want the fossil fuel industry — instead of taxpayers — to be responsible for funding green, resilient infrastructure and disaster response.

The International Court of Justice heard testimony from more than 100 nations and organizations in the lead-up to its decision.

The National Climate Assessments were one of the most approachable resources that broke down how climate change will affect the places people care about, she said.

Climate change is making severe fire weather more common around the world, raising the chances of worsened forest fire seasons, a study in the journal Nature Communications found.