Hurricane Melissa, the most violent weather event to ever hit Jamaica, is considered by scientists to be a direct product of human-induced climate change. A new study published last week by ...

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A new World Bank climate report sounded the alarm that Thailand could face $1 billion in annual losses by the mid-2040s.

Last week of October was perfectly pleasant if you are a fan of seasonal temps. Every single day of the last 7 days of the ...

Melissa’s terrifying trip through the Caribbean also piled on evidence of the influence of a warming ocean on an evolving ...

Now that we’re finally getting some of that crisp November air, the big question I’m getting asked everywhere is, “What’s this winter going to be like? Are we going to see ...

Typically, November serves as a transitional month, not only because it bridges the gap from the summer to the winter, but because snow, severe storms, and wild temperature swings all begin to occur.

Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased the storm’s likelihood.

Are firms adapting to climate change? This paper studies this question by combining geocoded World Bank Enterprise Survey data with spatially granular weather data to estimate temperature response ...

Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National ...

For 25 years, the Oakland Hills Fire was California's most destructive wildfire on record. That has since been passed by four fires in the past decade.

Most of the state received more than average precipitation in October — twice normal in many places, four times normal in San Jose.