Central Texas is infamous for its flash flooding and arid soil, hard-packed ground into which water does not easily ...

Researchers have found evidence of a major shift in the circulation of the Southern Ocean, which could accelerate climate change for the whole planet. They say the finding caught them off guard, and ...

Across Europe and around the world, melting glaciers are reshaping landscapes and climate systems. Researchers Elzė ...

Floodwaters overtook entire cabins at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, where more than 20 campers and counselors died in a recent ...

Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further ...

The animals we best know as fish food help to store millions of tons of carbon in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Intense rain is falling more frequently in many areas of the U.S. — though where it occurs and whether it causes catastrophic ...

The ocean absorbs carbon from the atmosphere, but exactly how much is uncertain. For instance, estimates from the 2023 Global ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is ...