November 27, 2015 UN climate chief: Deal to reduce emissions within reach Days ahead of historic talks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the U.N.’s climate chief insists that a deal will be reached.
November 27, 2015 Arkansas a refuge from rising seas in Marshall Islands Valentino Keimbar hides from the intense heat in the shade of a breadfruit tree, waiting for his basketball game to begin. It was supposed to start a couple of hours ago, maybe three, but time matters little here on the Marshall Islands.
November 20, 2015 October was hottest ever by long shot The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that last month globally was 58.86 degrees (14.98 degrees Celsius). That's the hottest October on record by a third of a degree over the old mark, "an incredible amount" for weather records, said NOAA climate scientist Jessica Blunden.
November 19, 2015 Drought drops an important California lake near the 'dead zone' It was already one of the most iconic visuals of California's historic drought, and things have only gotten worse.
November 18, 2015 This cool video shows how carbon emissions move through Earth's atmosphere It can be challenge to make the case for global warming when you can’t even see carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases.
November 13, 2015 Stunning NASA image shows the power of tropical cyclone Kate NASA has illustrated the power of Kate, the twelfth named tropical cyclone of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, in this stunning image.
November 6, 2015 Stunning photos of frozen tourist sites from America’s polar vortex Here are the best bone-chilling shots of this week’s winter storm as it left its icy grip on the nation.
November 4, 2015 New study finds Antarctic ice growing, countering earlier studies Snow that began piling up 10,000 years ago in Antarctica is adding enough ice to offset the increased losses due to thinning glaciers, according to a NASA study.
October 29, 2015 An iconic Chilean desert is bursting with color A Chilean desert is ablaze in purples, pinks and yellow, courtesy of the wild flowers that bloomed following deadly floods in the South American country.
October 26, 2015 Could worsening heat make the Persian Gulf uninhabitable? Temperatures in the Persian Gulf could reach levels by the end of the century that would be extreme for most people, making some of the poorest regions inhospitable and posing significant challenges to the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.