Climate Change

Researchers finally have an interesting explanation for why the continents have been rising vertically along with moving horizontally.

Learn about Hurricane Ernesto, a Category 2 storm heading towards Bermuda. Find out about the expected winds, storm surge, and the transition into an extratropical storm.

Dangerous rip currents are a growing concern for the US mainland, especially between Florida and North Carolina.

Forget what you learnt in elementary school geography, Earth apparently doesn’t have seven continents after all.From a young age, we’re taught that the world is made up of Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America, and yet, new research suggests that this isn’t, in ...

Climate change is turbo-charging summer temperatures all over the country, but heat is more intense in cities, where over 260 million Americans live.

Ernesto became the fifth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season on Monday. Here's where it could be headed.

A fast-spreading wildfire continued to rage close to the Greek capital of Athens on Monday, prompting authorities to ask residents to evacuate their homes.Mo...

A map shows the areas of the United States that are most likely to be targeted in a nuclear attack.

Sunspot AR3590 unleashed X1.8 and X1.7-class solar flares within a few hours of one another. Cell phone outages spiked across the United States around the same time but it is unclear if they are connected to the flares. Credit: Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / Helio Viewer | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: The Ethereal by Ave Air / courtesy of Epidemic Sound

Heavy rainfall in Haryana's Gurugram provided relief from the sweltering heat, but also led to waterlogging in several parts of the city.

The 245,000-acre fire, worsened by thunderstorms and strong winds, is so big it’s even creating its own weather. The Biggest Blaze in the US A massive wildfire currently burning near the Oregon–Idaho border, about 130 miles west of Boise, Idaho, has officially been called the biggest active blaze in the US – so big, in fact, that it’s creating its ... Read More

Local emergency responders were notified they should be "on increased civil protection readiness in order to face any fire incidents immediately," officials said.

The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. After hitting Florida as a hurricane Aug. 5, the storm spent nearly a week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives along the East Coast before moving into Canada on Saturday. While many rivers...

Earthquakes can be far reaching and devastating events, affecting millions of people in a matter of seconds. Now a new U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model has outlined that around 40 million more Americans are expected to be affected over the next 100 years than previously estimated.

Iceland is known as the land of fire and ice. Experts now say that the recent eruptions there likely means the 800 years of relative volcanic dormancy are over.

Geologists anticipate that a landslide on a mountain in western Norway could trigger a tsunami that would submerge nearby towns. CNN’s Michael Holmes reports.

We associate earthquakes with specific areas of the world, like California, which lies along the San Andreas fault.

A group of women, nearly all Muslims and ethnic minorities, took part in a self-defense class on Saturday (August 10) organized in response to riots targeting migrants in Britain. Organizer Maya Hassan said the event was designed to help women know what to do if they faced abuse, but also to build connections and confidence. Olivia Zollino has more.

Four people in California describe what it was like to lose their homes to wildfires twice in six years: First to the Camp Fire in 2018, then to the ongoing Park Fire.

The neurological impact of toxic substances in the environment isn't limited to a single condition. Researchers uncover more evidence linking air pollution to brain inflammation and dementia: 'Significant and concerning health effects' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The CNN Original Series “Violent Earth with Liev Schreiber” explores harrowing weather events such as wildfires that are increasingly frequent in our changing climate. It airs on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT.

Tropical storms and hurricanes bring many life-threatening hazards, and while wind is rightfully regarded as a high concern, it is the water that is the most deadly.

This summer has shown how quickly high temperatures can pose serious health risks, with record-breaking heat waves claiming thousands of lives around the world.

The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the reef.

Bedrock now exposed at the margins of four glaciers in the Andes Mountains has not seen the light of day since over 11,700 years ago.

Newest storm system brewing in the Atlantic and it might impact the US next week - The system has an 80 percent chance of becoming a formed storm this week, forecasters say