While scientists have long predicted more extreme temperatures as greenhouse gas emissions drive global warming, the focus ...

Lightning has a greater impact on forests than previously thought. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) ...

As the climate becomes warmer on average, it makes intuitive sense that we will see more hot days and we've had predictions of this for some time. However, the duration of heatwaves — how many days in ...

A new study provides the first estimates of lightning-killed trees, a crucial figure for understanding Earth's carbon cycle.

Clear-cutting can make catastrophic floods 18 times more frequent with effects lasting more than 40 years, according to a new UBC study.

Here’s how climate change drives harsher storms, extreme heat, and flooding in places like Kansas City, according to climate ...

LA Metro riders would like the transportation agency to spend more money on increasing frequency and improving the cleanliness of vehicles and stations, while spending less on private security and ...