Imagine a world where the polar ice sheets are melting, sea level is rising and the atmosphere is stuffed with about 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Sound familiar? It should. We’re living it ...

The West Coast drinks from the wind. When westerly gales carry humid air from the Pacific Ocean into the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade mountain ranges, the West turns green, orchards blossom, and ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. The objectives of this article are twofold. First we review recent geochemically derived palaeorecords emphasizing the three ...

For researchers seeking to understand the effects of climate change on the weather of the North American Southwest, the answer lies in traveling millions of years back in time on wings of wax—leaf wax ...

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The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) stands as the most northerly extending monsoon system, defined by its remarkable ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. The West Coast drinks from the wind. When westerly gales carry humid air from ...