Africa may have witnessed its all-time hottest temperature Thursday: 124 degrees in Algeria
The planet’s hottest continent probably just endured its hottest weather ever reliably measured. An Algerian city soared to 124.3 degrees...
When You Can’t Find Shelter From the Heat
Last year was the third hottest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. We’ll probably see more of...
Global warming cooks up ‘a different world’ over 3 decades
We were warned. On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn’t...
Climate change spells turbulent times ahead for air travel
Phoenix gets hot. But not usually as hot as last June, when the mercury at the airport one day soared above 48C. That exceeded the...
Arctic Heat Surges Again, and Studies Are Finding Climate Change Connections
As temperatures at the North Pole approached the melting point this week and the Arctic ice thins toward the vanishing point, new...