A study of ancient flood records shows that recent extreme floods in Europe are not historically unique. Recent ...

Global warming affects economies in many ways. The most obvious is damage from extreme weather. Droughts can cause poor harvests, while storms and floods can cause widespread destruction and ...

Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming.

A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s ...

Paleo-flood records use a range of evidence including floodplain sediments ... "Coupling evidence of past extremes with the ...

Paleo-flood records use a range of evidence including ... with the extra pressure now being added by human-caused global warming—which causes more extreme weather—you see a risk of genuinely ...

A recent surge in the rate of global warming has been largely driven by China’s efforts to reduce air pollution, raising questions about how air quality regulations are influencing the climate ...

Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying ...

Global warming is causing space debris to linger above the planet for longer periods of time, leaving less space for functioning satellites and posing a growing problem for the long-term use of ...

China’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data ...