Current global climate models (GCMs) support with high confidence the view that rising greenhouse gases and other anthropogenic forcings account for nearly all observed global surface warming—slightly ...

The Amazon rainforest represents one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, acting as a critical regulator of the global climate, a major carbon sink, and a ...

Adaptation refers to efforts to reduce the risks of climate variability and change and make a system more resilient. Adapting agriculture to climate change can better prepare farmers and producers for ...

A new Murdoch University study has found that cold-blooded animals (ectotherms) are unable to adjust physiologically to daily temperature fluctuations, a limitation that could leave them increasingly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the global energy transition and net-zero emissions. The climate crisis is no longer a future concern; it is a ...

At the end of July 2023, 3.07 inches of rain fell on Boston in a single day. The city’s sewer systems were overwhelmed, resulting in a discharge of sewage into Boston Harbor that prompted a public ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. During this year's Climate Week in New York City, environmental leaders gathered at the Newsweek office in One World ...

Climate change is no longer a distant forecast; it is a present-day reality reshaping ecosystems, economies, and human societies across the globe. From record-breaking temperatures to shifting weather ...

As climate change accelerates, its impacts are being felt most acutely by those who have contributed the least to the problem: the world’s poorest and most marginalized people. A recent report by the ...