Exporting agricultural products from tropical regions to China, the U.S., the Middle East, and Europe is three times more harmful to biodiversity than previously assumed. It has long been known that ...

As climate change intensifies, people around the world are learning firsthand how dangerous high temperatures can be. But ...

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around ...

A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air conditioners, and across forests can cool a whole region.

Volcanoes that blast gases high into the atmosphere not only change global temperatures but also influence flooding in unusual ways, Princeton researchers have found. In an August 26 article in the ...

As the country marches into the cold months of winter, bitter cold, snow, and other wintry precipitation are on the horizon. Wintry weather has already arrived in some places, including in Colorado ...

Read full article: Chantal weakens, brings flash flood threat to Carolinas, Virginia This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm ...

Planting more trees can help cool the planet and reduce fire risk—but where they are planted matters. According to UC Riverside researchers, tropical regions provide the most powerful climate benefits ...

Some of the rainiest places on Earth could see their annual precipitation nearly halved if climate change continues to alter the way ocean water moves around the globe. In a new CU Boulder-led study ...