The sun sets over Huntington Beach at the end of a warm December day in 2023. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) Deadly heat in the southwest. Hot tub temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Sweltering conditions in Europe, Asia and South America. That 2023 was Earth’s hottest year on record was in some ways no surprise. For … Read more
A handful of ancient sponges from deep in the Caribbean are leading some scientists to think that human-induced climate change may have started earlier and warmed the world more than they thought. They calculate that the world has already surpassed the internationally agreed goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) … Read more
A handful of ancient sponges from deep in the Caribbean are leading some scientists to think that human-induced climate change may have started earlier and warmed the world more than they thought. They calculate that the world has already surpassed the internationally agreed goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) … Read more
For years, the fight against climate change was symbolized by one number: 1.5. Since countries agreed in 2015 on the ambition to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, this number has become synonymous with averting catastrophic climate change. But what if the battle to prevent global warming from exceeding this limit … Read more
Much of the United States is shivering in brutal cold, while most of the world is experiencing unusually warm weather. As strange as it may sound, that contradiction fits neatly into the explanations of what climate change is doing to the Earth, scientists say. On a map of global temperatures over the past few days, … Read more
Much of the United States is shivering in brutal cold, while most of the world is experiencing unusually warm weather. As strange as it may sound, that contradiction fits neatly into the explanations of what climate change is doing to the Earth, scientists say. On a map of global temperatures over the past few days, … Read more
The latest calculations from several scientific agencies showing that Earth shattered global heat records last year may seem frightening. But scientists fear what’s behind these numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press news agency spoke to more than three dozen scientists about what the destroyed records mean. Most say they fear an acceleration of … Read more
The latest calculations from several scientific agencies showing that Earth shattered global heat records last year may seem frightening. But scientists fear what’s behind these numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press asked more than three dozen scientists in interviews and emails what the destroyed records mean. Most said they fear an acceleration of … Read more
The latest calculations from several scientific agencies showing that Earth shattered global heat records last year may seem frightening. But scientists fear what’s behind these numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press asked more than three dozen scientists in interviews and emails what the destroyed records mean. Most said they fear an acceleration of … Read more
Snowfall is declining globally as temperatures rise due to human-induced climate change, a NOAA climate scientist’s new analysis and maps show. But less snow falling from the sky is not as harmless as just shoveling less snow; it threatens to intensify warming and disrupt food and water supplies for billions of people. Climate scientists say … Read more