climate

Al Gore’s book The Inconvenient Truth synthesizes a slide presentation on climate science into a clear, evidence-based argument that human activities, primarily fossil fuel co...

Global warming is the long-term increase in Earth’s average surface temperature driven primarily by human activities that raise heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmospher...

As of the most recent comprehensive measurements, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations remain above 420 parts per million (ppm) at many monitoring sites, with the glo...

When people ask, what does 3 degrees mean, they are usually referring to a small number with outsized implications—most often a global temperature increase relative to a pre-i...

Every year people ask about the hottest day so far this year, but the question has several meaningful answers depending on whether you care about a specific location, a broader...

Rainfall in Mexico is highly variable by region and season, but most areas experience a distinct wet season and dry season rather than year-round heavy rain. Coastal and souther...

The Greta Thunberg Foundation is a nonprofit initiative created to amplify youth-led climate action, support education around the climate crisis, and provide a structured platfo...