global warming

All around South Florida, global warming is forcing local governments and residents to make expensive and complicated decisions to fight the rising ocean from below and the increasingly more-frequent rain bombs from above. While climate change adaptations can buy time, there comes a day when they stop working or they become too expensive. At that point, the only option left…

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.

How do you stop a cow from burping? It might sound like the start of a humorous riddle, but it’s the subject of a huge scientific inquiry in New Zealand.

The European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035.

Scientists use old fashioned detective work to figure out that humans are responsible for climate change. They eliminate other suspects such as the sun or volcanoes. They also find the specific chemical fingerprint of fossil fuel burning in the air. Toss in some complicated chemistry, physics and even math, along with some sophisticated computer simulations. All those ways make scientists...

Britain’s first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe moves north. The high heat is disrupting travel, health care and schools. Two airports were forced to close when their runways buckled. The temperature Monday reached 38.1 C (100.6 F) at Downham in eastern England, just shy of...

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Even with climate change dominating headlines, you may still be confused about some key terms and concepts. What exactly is climate change and how is it different from global warming and weather? LX News Now host Nik Z breaks it down.

Which path will the world take? While some warming is guaranteed, there are still changes that can be made to decrease world carbon emissions and slow the impact of climate change. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain breaks down what we should do next.

The International Energy Agency says emissions of planet-warming methane from oil, gas and coal production are significantly higher than governments claims

A new U.N. report found that Americans can expect to see more wildfires in western states as a result of warming global temperatures.

A special United Nations panel is putting the finishing touches on a major science report that’s supposed to tell people the “so what?”

Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend

A white Christmas is going from reality to more of a dream for chunks of the United States.