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Powerful water jets of the Fontaine du Trocadéro spray Parisians in front of the under which Parisians cool off with the Eiffel Tower in the background, while Paris and France as a whole have been going EIffel Tower on July 25, 2019, now the hottest day

July May Have Been the Hottest Month Ever Recorded, UN Says

By Brandon Specktor

Following the hottest June ever recorded, July 2019 may have been the single warmest month in history.

Ice floats past the village of Ilulissat in Greenland.

Greenland Lost 217 Billion Tons of Ice Last Month

By Rafi Letzter

The worst day of melting was July 31, when 11 billion tons of melted ice disappeared into the ocean.

More Than 200 Reindeer Found Dead in Norway, Starved by Climate Change

By Mindy Weisberger

Heavy rainfall in December buried plants under a heavy layer of ice.

After Scorching Europe, Heat Wave Is Poised to Melt Greenland

By Mindy Weisberger

Heat that shattered records in Europe this week is on the move.

This photo shows the fishing vessel used to make measurements of the glacier and the surrounding waters.

The Ice Is Melting Even Faster Than They Thought

By Rafi Letzter

A new study shows that the ice at the bottoms of submerged glaciers could be melting 100 times faster than anyone thought.

Not a drop of moisture can be seen near this fallow crop field in Fresno County, in San Joachin Valley, California.

Civilization-Collapsing Megadroughts of Medieval Times Could Be in Store for a Warming Earth

By Charles Q. Choi

From the 800s to the 1400s, about a dozen megadroughts struck the American Southwest, and all lasted longer than a decade.

A woman sat in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as temperatures in the city reached a record 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 Celcius) on June 28.

Today's Climate Change Is Worse Than Anything Earth Has Experienced in the Past 2,000 Years

By Rafi Letzter

The global climate is changing more now than at any point in the plast 2,000 years. The Little Ice Age and the Medieval Warm Period were nothing like this.

Arctic Fires

So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space

By Laura Geggel

Wildfires burning large swaths of Russia are generating so much smoke, they're visible from space, new images from NASA's Earth Observatory reveal.

The First Glacier Killed by Climate Change Is Getting a Haunting Memorial in Iceland

By Brandon Specktor

"We know what's happening and what needs to be done," the haunting letter to the future reads. "Only you know if we did it."

Massive Snow Cannons Could Save West Antarctica's Ice Sheet

By Mindy Weisberger

Tons of snow made from seawater could stabilize failing ice.

People cooling down by the Eiffel Tower.

Last Month Was the Hottest June on Earth Ever Recorded

By Kimberly Hickok

Do you feel hot? Because it's been really, really hot.

We Finally Know Why Florida's Coral Reefs Are Dying, and It's Not Just Climate Change

By Rafi Letzter

Hot water is killing Florida's coral reefs. But it's not the only factor bleaching them white.

Joshua Trees Will Be All-But-Extinct by 2070 Without Climate Action, Study Warns

By Brandon Specktor

More than 80% of California's iconic Joshua trees are likely to die at the hands of drought and fire over the next 50 years — but there's still time to save them from extinction.

Greenland’s Superfast ‘Ice Slides’ Could Be Bad News for Climate Change

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Greenland's ice sheet is sliding way more than previously thought, making it more vulnerable to a warming climate, according to a new study.

man in a bought on dry cracked ground

Has the Earth Ever Been This Hot Before?

By Isobel Whitcomb

Was the planet ever as hot as it is today, when every month the globe seems to be breaking one high-temperature record after another?

A NASA photo shows James Reilly, now the Trump-appointed director of the U.S. Geological Survey, aboard the space shuttle Atlantis in 2001. Reilly promised not to let political influences jeapordize science during his confirmation hearing in 2018.

It Sure Seems Like the Trump Administration Is Suppressing Reports of Climate Change at USGS

By Rafi Letzter

Trump administration officials are removing references to climate change from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) press releases, according to a ClimateWire report.

Child with tree

Want to Fight Climate Change? Plant 1 Trillion Trees.

By Laura Geggel

Want to help save the world from climate change? Then grab some seeds, or some seedlings, and start planting trees like there's no tomorrow.

Lifeguard Luke Orot at Jewel Lake on July 4, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, which is bracing for record-warm temperatures.

Whoa! Alaska Is Hotter Than NYC. Here's Why.

By Jeanna Bryner

For the first time in recorded history, Anchorage, Alaska, reached 90 degrees F (32 degrees Celsius).

still shot of character amabella Klein on big little lies.

The Barrage of Bad News About Climate Change Is Triggering 'Eco-Anxiety,' Psychologists Say

By Isobel Whitcomb

We're all Amabella.

Baby with banana

Are Bananas Doomed?

By Emma Bryce

Could our most beloved fruit go extinct?