climate

Unparalleled warming over the last few decades has triggered widespread ecosystem changes in many temperate North American and Western European lakes, say researchers.

A team of scientists has come up with a new definition of seawater which is set to boost the accuracy of projections for oceans and climate.

An ambitious wind farm off Belgium's coast is about to launch, but operators say they need more funding to expand the climate friendly project.

Environmental groups see Barack Obama’s victory as a chance to undo the Bush legacy on global warming, and one idea they are discussing is the idea of a White House “climate czar”

The verdict is in. Warming near the poles is caused by human activity, according to new research that looked at temperatures in both the Arctic and Antarctica.

Global warming was the topic, but one eighth-grader from Harlem posed a question that his teacher could answer with firsthand knowledge: "Would it be easy for a kid to live in Antarctica?"

China said Tuesday richer countries should set aside 1 percent of their gross domestic product to help poorer nations fight global warming.

A hostile cultural climate forced Haroon Bacha, a Pashtun musician, to leave Pakistan and come to New York.

The Arctic has become more stormy in the past 50 years due to the warming climate, which in turn has quickened the pace of drifting sea ice, a new NASA study finds.