El Niño’s Dreaded ‘Kelvin Wave’ Is About to Hit California
Southern California communities such as Malibu, Long Beach, and San Clemente are watching their beaches disappear. In recent…
UN charts retreat in fight to limit climate change, but not giving up
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has…
Experts say air conditioning saves many lives, but worsens climate change
Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone —…
Scientists say satellite images show the cause and devastation of Nepal floods
As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed…
The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the…
‘Super’ El Niño Could Push Earth’s Temperature 13 Years Ahead of the Current Warming Trend
On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration updated its El Niño outlook, declaring a 90% chance of…
NOAA says the Lower 48 US states set a record for hottest month ever in July
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — The contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July,…
Okay, These El Niño Forecasts Are Getting Ridiculous
Every time I think the El Niño forecast can’t possibly get worse, the models prove me wrong. The…
Trump blames Canada for fires but experts point to climate change
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and…
Scientists say global warming is making summer miserable, but soon El Nino will add to the heat
Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world’s…
Global warming’s fingerprints all over fires in Spain, France, studies show
Climate change’s fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week’s devastating wildfires in Spain…
This El Niño Is on Track to Become the Strongest on Record by a ‘Mind-Blowing Margin’
Scientists have warned for months that a “super” El Niño is brewing. Now, forecast models suggest it could…