global warming

Firefighters battling the Dixie Fire face “another critical day” as thunderstorms pushed flames closer to two towns in the forestlands of Northern California

The United Nations’ report on climate change is dire. It says the planet’s temperature has already risen 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and the effects are obvious — wildfires, drought, severe storms and sea level rise. Dr. Sergey Paltsev of MIT called it “a very timely and very important report to remind us as humans that we’d better change our actions.” Paltsev…

Scientists with the United Nations issued a new report on climate change, and the findings are alarming.

A new report published by the U.N.-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change paints a grim picture of the global climate crisis. Here are five takeaways from the report.

Politicians and weather forecasters have been shocked at the ferocity of the precipitation that caused flash flooding that has claimed more than 150 lives this week in Western Europe

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Satellite video shows the ice shelf holding the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica back from the sea is breaking up much faster than before

The Pikachus are part of “No Coal Japan,” a coalition of 35 environmental groups seeking to stop the usage of coal as an energy source.

More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change. But scientists say that’s only a sliver of climate’s overall toll — even more people die from other extreme weather amplified by global warming such as storms, flooding and drought...

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners

America’s climate summit propelled the world forward on a path toward limiting the worst of global warming

In Massachusetts, sellers are allowed to keep some information quiet, requiring prospective buyers to ask the right question.

Right now, there is a fierce competition for any home that is on the market. But what if the property you’re investing a ton of money in was previously damaged by flooding, and the seller didn’t tell you? As the country celebrates Earth Day, the topic of flood disclosure is gaining increased attention as rising sea levels and severe...

President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration

Summers in the Northern Hemisphere could last nearly six months by the year 2100 if global warming continues unchecked, according to a recent study that examined how climate change is affecting the pattern and duration of Earth’s seasons. The study, published last month in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, found that climate change is making summers hotter and longer while...

President Joe Biden’s climate adviser said the deadly winter storm that caused widespread power outages in Texas and other states is a “wake-up call” for the United States to build energy systems and other infrastructure that are more reliable and resilient in the face of extreme-weather events linked to climate change

The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell is testing President Joe Biden’s disaster management skills

When it comes to the impacts of climate change here in New England, there is a lot we can see. The visuals often give us long lasting memories — coastal flooding, intense coastal storms, flash-but-high-intensity droughts. If you look at the numbers, there are very concerning trends. Let’s look at 2020. It was the warmest year on record in Providence,…

If you’re a resident of Boston, your electric bill will be going down in the new year as the city works to make sure its power grid is greener with renewable energy.

Five years after the historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase efforts to fight global warming