Copernicus: February marked 9 months of record temperatures globally
Another month, another record is broken. The European Union's climate agency says February was the hottest on record.
In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir.
Another month, another record is broken. The European Union's climate agency says February was the hottest on record.
After a brief snow respite, higher temperatures and strong winds will return to the fire-ravaged Panhandle.
The dusting of snow brought only brief relief, with higher temperatures and strong winds returning over the weekend.
While the forecast snow is expected to buffer the state's snowpack, more storms are needed throughout March to keep things at average or better.
Wildfires in February? Welcome to climate change.
Heat waves, crop failure, wildfires and water scarcity all put the future of African apes — already endangered — at risk.
Although meltwater in the North Atlantic is linked to more intense European heatwaves and droughts, warming a continent already affected by climate change, scientists can use ocean freshwater patterns to predict the weather years in advance.
"There's no hope of something magic coming along" to reverse climate change, Minnesota's state climatologist said.
A summer-like jet stream, climate change and El Niño are among the culprits.
The lake is nowhere near its original state thousands of years ago, when it spanned thousands of square miles and was several hundred feet deep.