Earth just had its second-warmest March on record, which isn't a great sign
IMAGE: NASA GISS So much for a global warming slowdown. New data released on Friday shows that March 2017 was the second-warmest on...
How 2016 Became Earth’s Hottest Year on Record
Global temperatures have continued to rise, making 2016 the hottest year on the historical record and the third consecutive...
Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year
Ice in the Arctic Ocean’s Chukchi Sea region. “What’s going on in the Arctic is really very impressive; this year was ridiculously off...
UMass Amherst climate scientists say Northeast will warm sooner than most of U.S.
New York City Skyline AMHERST, Mass. – Results of a new study by researchers at the Northeast Climate Science Center (NE CSC) at the...
Earth on the edge: Record breaking 2016 was close to 1.5°C warming
Annual global air temperature at a height of two metres (left axis) and estimated change from the beginning of the industrial era (right...
The U.S. Has Been Overwhelmingly Hot This Year
In a politically divisive year, there’s been one tie that has bound most of the U.S. together. We all live in the United States of...
Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle Scientists
The cruise ship Crystal Serenity, anchored outside Nome, Alaska, in August, before its inaugural voyage through the Northwest Passage....
Earth sets record for hottest August, extending warm streak another month
Global average temperature anomalies. IMAGE: WEATHERBELL ANALYTICS August 2016 was the warmest such month on record, according to...
Think It’s Hot Now? Just Wait
July wasn’t just hot — it was the hottest month ever recorded, according to NASA. And this year is likely to be the hottest year on...
Greenland was hotter than New York City last week
Credit: Shutterstock Greenland, the Arctic nation that is basically one huge ice cube, is feeling rather balmy lately. The island...