A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

The frigid temperatures, massive snow and deadly ice storm taking shape east of the Rockies might seem to conflict with life on a rapidly warming planet. But all of these things still happen, even ...

Americans overestimate small personal actions and underestimate collective power; effective climate progress requires ...

Symptoms of climate change, like more frequent and intense extreme weather events, rising sea levels and warmer oceans, ...

Click the downloadable graphic: What is attribution science? Humans have increased Earth’s temperature, mainly by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and methane gas. The resulting heat-trapping ...

When it comes to distinguishing between weather and climate, weather generally covers short and specific timeframes and locations, while climate focuses on trends and statistical ups and downs over ...