
Climate
UN report calls for two-pronged approach to slow climate impacts
The latest IPCC climate change report underscores an urgent need for action to avoid the worst consequences of global warming.
By Nikk Ogasa
The latest IPCC climate change report underscores an urgent need for action to avoid the worst consequences of global warming.
New study finds blooms of blue-green algae can seed the air with a poisonous pollutant.
Western wildfires are on the rise due to climate change and land use. Now a study adds eczema to the list of health risks that smoke might trigger.
Lakes in northern climes are getting warmer, and that’s not good for people, plants or animals.
Severe wildfires are becoming more common. Science is showing that the tiny particles they release into the air can alter Earth’s temperature — sometimes cooling it.
When summer heat waves hit northern cities, people might look to keep cool using tropical building strategies — and forgotten architectural wisdom.
Wildfires in Australia in late December and early January spurred an unusual smoke plume that still hasn’t fully dispersed.
Instances of hot and humid conditions that threaten human lives are on the rise.
Methane explosions 12,000 years ago left huge craters in bedrock on the Arctic seafloor. Scientists worry more could be on the way today as Earth’s ice sheets melt.
The mountain treks of ancient herders helped mold a cross-continent trade network known as the Silk Road.