The record highs come despite the emergence of the La Nina pattern in the Pacific which temporarily cools global temperatures ...

As global temperatures rise, more regions are experiencing heat levels that exceed the human body's ability to cool itself.

The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina ...

Scientists also found that the Earth’s temperature in January was 1.75 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels.

An international group of scientists, led by King's College London, has revealed how continued global warming will lead to ...

Explore the debate on climate change causes: human activities vs. natural variability. Discover the latest data, scientific ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about last year being the hottest on record, and the ...

The rapid meltdown of polar ice could shut down a key ocean current by 2050, triggering catastrophic surges of sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast and dangerous climate shifts in northwestern ...

As the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun and reflects less back into space, much of the excess heat is being funnelled ...

As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is gradually rising, and with it, the planet's ...

Just half a degree rise of global warming will triple the size of the area of Earth that is considered to be too hot for ...

New assessment warns area the size of the USA will become too hot during extreme heat events for even healthy young humans to maintain a safe body temperature if we hit 2 degrees Celsuis above ...