When it comes to climate change, to invoke one of Al Gore’s favorite sayings, the biggest challenge is not what we don’t know, but what we know for sure but just isn’t so. Two new studies ...

Extreme weather events linked to climate change are also displacing millions of people worldwide. In 2024, climate-driven disasters triggered the highest number of new displacements in 16 years ...

We’ll call it 'global cooling.'' No. So, they came up with the words 'climate change' because that takes care of everything.” − Donald Trump, Sept. 3, 2024.

The California fires erupted amid extremely dry conditions. UCLA scientists say extreme heat linked to climate change was a factor in the fires' intensity.

Climate change is often referred to as a “threat multiplier” by the intelligence community, because it aggravates already existing problems, while also creating new ones.

Flooding in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2023. By 2049, costs from the effects climate change could total more than $38 trillion annually. Credit ...

From 2019 to 2023, climate change enhanced the maximum wind speeds of hurricanes by an average of about 29 kilometers per hour (18 miles per hour), or roughly the breadth of a Saffir-Simpson ...

The state of the climate, Part II. Skip to content Skip to site index ... Climate Change Urgency Has Declined. The Green Transition Hasn’t. April 30, 2025.

“Claiming plastics are driving climate change disregards the immense role plastics play to combat climate change,” Ross Eisenberg, president of America’s Plastic Makers, wrote in a statement.

But chocolate continues to face a significant challenge: Climate change is threatening cacao production, particularly in West Africa, which produces around 70% of the world's supply.

In the meantime, districts can make smaller, more immediate changes—like better educating students about the climate, addressing emotional distress caused by climate change and natural disasters ...