The ice cover in the Arctic fell to 5.61 million square miles -- the lowest annual maximum ever recorded.
According to U.N. estimates, at least 24 people were killed by the deadly Cyclone Pam.
The university, the second richest in the U.K., has collective endowment assets of over $5 billion.
The head of the U.S Senate subcommittee overseeing NASA says the agency's spending on space missions has fallen in recent years.
The issue of mitigating the threat posed by climate-related disasters took center stage at the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
The Arctic is already the fastest warming part of Earth, and is experiencing accelerated thinning and shrinking of its ice cover.
Employees of the Department of Environmental Protection were allegedly told to stop using the words in official communications and emails.
Europe’s ambitious targets to curb carbon emissions and lessen climate change will require even more drastic changes.
Researchers discovered the two-year spike by analyzing tide gauge records going back to the early 1900s.
Since 1900, New York City has seen hotter summers and an increase in the frequency and force of storm surges.
SunEdison Inc. and First Solar Inc. say they'll build over 20,000 megawatts of solar energy capacity in India to boost country's renewable energy goal.
A U.S. megadrought would parallel the historic Dust Bowl of the 1930s but last much longer because of climate change, scientists said.
According to a new study, undersea volcanic activity might be having a greater impact on climate change than previously estimated.
A new study finds the Icelandic landmass is rising at a rate of 1.4 inches per year -- much faster than previously estimated.
Several factors have worked in tandem to shrink California’s forests, but climate change has had the most dramatic impact.
Greenland’s ice sheet covers about 80 percent of the island of Greenland and is second in size only to Antarctica.
According to a new study, unless immediate action is taken to mitigate the threat, marine ecosystems could soon become extinct.
The study could change scientists’ understanding of sea level rise today -- predict even worse inundation tomorrow.
Not only was 2014 the state's hottest year, it was so by a significant margin.
According to a new study, a looming drop in Pacific trade winds will result in a drastic spike in the rate of global temperature rise.
Global warming poses the greatest economic and environmental threat to these countries.
This year is shaping up to be the warmest on the books -- again -- since record-keeping began 123 years ago.