Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Alice Hill is the David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations. Priyanka Mahat is a ...

The world's food production faces an unprecedented crisis as rising temperatures begin to alter crop yields across the globe. Climate change may affect the production of maize (corn) and wheat as ...

A hurricane is an amazing weather phenomenon. It begins with a few clusters of thunderstorms. If conditions are ripe, those few thunderstorms can explosively develop into a major hurricane within a ...

Western honey bee on Rocky Mountain beeplant. Scientists researching bees have been sounding the alarm about how climate change is negatively affecting the pollinators that make our beloved honey ...

The rising global temperatures are not only altering weather patterns but also disrupting brain functions. Research has shown that prolonged exposure to heat leads to increased stress hormone ...

A literature review has found that ultraviolet radiation, rising temperature, and air pollution could be possible climate-related influences on skin cancer rates. The study was intended to explore ...

More frequent and intense storms, sea-level rise and extensive rainfall fueled by climate change mean the island nation is likely to be hit especially hard by this week’s storm. By Sachi Kitajima ...

Agriculture across the United States is facing significant challenges from climate variability and change, with specialty crops like apples particularly vulnerable. Apples, the most consumed fruit in ...

Schools across South Sudan have been ordered to close as a heat wave of 45 degrees Celsius sweeps across the country. In recent years, severe flooding has already caused major disruptions to schooling ...

Three quarters of sovereign wealth funds now consider climate factors in their investment decisions to reduce risk, up from 62% in 2023, according to a report co-authored by the International Forum of ...