climate change and extreme weather
Forests are a solution to global warming. They’re also vulnerable to it
Investing in forests to fight climate change seems like a sure bet. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, pump out oxygen, and live for decades. What could go wrong?
Siberia experiences hottest spring on record, fueling wildfires
In April, many parts of Asia, including Siberia, experienced record heat, which led to wildfires in Russia's northernmost region. The fires, which are likely fueled by climate change, could release more carbon dioxide into the air, which generates further warming, experts say.
Extreme snowfall led to reproductive collapse in some Arctic wildlife in 2018
Extreme weather events triggered by human-caused climate change are wreaking havoc on Arctic wildlife, a new study has found.
As Cambodia swelters, climate change suspicion falls on deforestation
As the impacts of climate change become more apparent worldwide, members of the public are connecting more weather events to the phenomenon.
Arctic sea ice extent just hit a record low for early June; worse may come
The great insect dying: Vanishing act in Europe and North America
Climate change may make hurricanes and cyclones deadlier, study finds
Weeks after the deadly cyclone Idai tore through Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, the human toll is still being tallied.