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Analysis by experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory indicates a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors are changing California's landscape.
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.
A recent photography competition captures the relentless fight for survival on land, in sea, and air.
Mount Fentale hasn't erupted in over 200 years, but the mysterious methane emerging from it has scientists scratching their heads.
Researchers in Chile have shown that fog collectors could supply enough water each week for 10,000 people living in a desert community.
Storms that swept across the American southeast caused multiple rivers in the state to overflow, killing nine and forcing the rescue of more than 1,000 people.
The vast landmass is melting quickly due to climate change, and may rapidly cause the complete loss of the island's ice.
Researchers discovered the body of water—now the largest known underground thermal lake in the world—while investigating a column of steam rising from limestone.
Storm warnings are in effect in the Plains, the Midwest, the Great Lakes, and the mid-Atlantic through tonight.
Hurricane Michael caused $5 billion in damage to Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in 2018.
Moisture sweeping down the coast will drench much of California, including areas that burned severely just a month ago.
The rotation speed and shape of Earth's deepest layer has been experiencing some surprising changes.
Minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Iran on October 5, 2024, rumors swirled that it wasn’t natural—claims that scientists have now shown to be false.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is sliding by much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) per week, putting hundreds of buildings at risk.
A perfect storm of atmospheric rivers and drought since 2022 gave way to a sea of flammable brush.
A new study of cities across the globe has found a link between climate change and larger increases in the urban rat population.
A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years—and pinpoints why.
Americans waste more than 300 pounds of food per person per year, study says.
Researchers identified geological features that point to a single massive flooding event that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago
If the giant A23a grounds near South Georgia, it could endanger the island's penguins and seals.
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