Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in British Columbia and around the world, from the ...
Global warming is accelerating, with 2024 being the hottest year on record. CO2 levels are rising faster than expected.
The global water cycle, the intricate system that moves water between the atmosphere, land, and oceans, is undergoing ...
Loss of livelihoods and economic disempowerment - many rural women rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, such as ...
UC Riverside climate scientist Francesca Hopkins explains how carbon emissions from human activities turn into conflagrations ...
Climatologists look beyond temperature and precipitation. They study data from satellite imagery, ocean currents and more to understand past climate patterns.
Fast-moving fires, such as the recent ones in the Los Angeles area, and those started by humans, whether accidentally or not, ...
Record-high temperatures, snow-less winters and frequent natural disasters could be due to global warming. Here's how climate change impacts weather.
Extreme temperatures play a dangerous role in wildfires. Heat dries out vegetation, making it more flammable. Under these conditions, wildfires ignite more easily, spread faster and burn with greater ...
Not every weather fluctuation is demonstrably affected by climate change. But the impact of the steady increase in global temperature is now detectable in many extreme weather events—and likely many ...
As the factors that can drive wildfires converge, the potential for increasingly severe wildfires looms ever larger. Severe fires also release large amounts of carbon from trees, vegetation and soils ...
The government will focus on R&D and ambitious missions, such as human spaceflight, while operational responsibilities ...