Humankind faces unprecedented changes in climate patterns, sea-level, ocean acidity, ecosystems, and more. Learn more about the science behind these issues in the following FAQs.

American Rivers' annual report includes 10 rivers that hold significance to people and nature, or are threatened by climate ...

Pope Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal and accusations of indifference.

President Donald Trump bragged this week that gas is down to $1.98 a gallon in a “couple of states.” In fact it isn’t, ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to ...

The group says cutting FEMA resources while the river faces increasing threats of severe flooding due to climate change will ...

Natural and cultural resource management are conducted separately, despite the fact that climate change, sea level rise, and ...

The extreme flooding across parts of the South and Midwest was caused by a stalled storm system that hovered over the same ...

In the discussion about combating climate change, "net zero" refers to the emissions target the world's nations must collectively achieve to curb the tide of global warming. When 196 countries ...

If we know we need to take action on climate change, why aren’t we doing it? That’s the fundamental question posed by a new UN report which offers a theory of why change is so difficult.