Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1815 was the planet’s last massive eruption and it ushered in global disaster. Scientists warn the world may be due another and it is not prepared

Mapping in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska has uncovered a 1,640-foot-tall structure on the seafloor, but scientists say it's too early to determine the nature of the discovery.

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Failing to curb emissions of nitrous oxide will make it impossible to meet the main goal of the Paris climate agreement to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the first major global assessment of the pollutant released on Thursday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Nitrous oxide is the third most prevalent greenhouse gas and the worst

Global warming during the Last Interglacial period caused so much Arctic ice to melt that Atlantic currents collapsed — and scientists say these are the conditions we could be heading toward.

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now.

Hurricane Kristy is forecast to continue strengthening Wednesday as it remains away from land, according to the National Hurricane Center.

“Climate change comes with irreversible consequences.”

More than 15 million people are under fire weather alerts in California -- from Redding to Sacramento to San Francisco to Burbank -- due to dry and windy conditions.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Oscar is now expected to possibly bring hurricane conditions to portions of the southeastern Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and Cuba during the next 36 hours.

Insufficient rainfall in 2023-2024 has taken a toll on the region’s rivers and groundwater and upended daily life in several countries.

The mass bleaching that started in February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told Reuters this week.

Forecasters say there may be a few quiet days in the Caribbean in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. But there's potential late next week.

The next two named storms will be Nadine and Oscar. Meteorologists are tracking a new area of potential tropical development.

A retired homebuilder said the sliding door of his "hurricane-proof" home began to slip open during Hurricane Milton, but other effects were minimal.

The Himalayas have long been the stage for a slow-motion geological collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates

Climate change set up the Gulf of Mexico to birth a storm this strong, this fast.

The "finger of death" is a fast-growing brinicle that kills anything it touches and has baffled scientists since its discovery.

More than 50 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions without power as forecasters braced for “catastrophic” flooding.

Record high temperatures in Los Angeles were set on Friday as the Phoenix airport recorded its warmest low temperature for any September day — 93.