A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

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Climate change is usually associated with changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, but our planet's surface also plays a major ...

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An array of animals and plants survive winter in the subnivium, nature’s igloo. But climate change is threatening this hidden ...

The debate around the Arctic is becoming hotter than ever as US President Donald Trump insists Greenland should become part ...

Today, Azerbaijan is implementing wide-ranging environmental reforms aimed at restoring degraded ecosystems, strengthening ...

Mountain regions around the world are heating up faster than the lands below them, triggering dramatic shifts in snow, rain, ...

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

According to a World Economic Forum report, the World Economic Forum is focusing on three areas to protect freshwater, i.e., ...

A forty-year study shows climate change is reshaping Amazon and Andean forests, with uneven tree gains and losses across ...

As Trump considers buying Greenland, the island grapples with hazardous US military waste and environmental liabilities.