The total footprint of buildings along flood-prone riverbanks in the Himalayas grew by half in recent years, a study found. By Raymond Zhong It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some ...

A pioneering climate scientist is challenging a U.S. government report that cited his research while reaching what he says is the exact opposite conclusion. Benjamin Santer and his colleagues say ...

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming. By Raymond Zhong The nation’s top scientific ...

A former climate reporter said she deliberately avoided covering positive climate developments because doing so would have ...

Climate-sensitive and other key preconditioning processes potentially contributing to failure. Conceptual representation of the main mechanisms through which climate variability and climate change may ...

On geological timescales, the Earth is a dynamic place. Tectonic plates shift. Continents move. Mountains rise and fall. But during humanity’s tenure on Earth, the ground beneath our feet has largely ...

When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence this event, if at all? For many years, scientists ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of climate change, the environment and related topics. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of climate change, the environment and related topics. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and ...