Global Warming

Thawing permafrost in the Arctic will accelerate global warming and could add $70 trillion to the world's climate change bill, according to a new Nature Research study. The report claims that a feedback mechanism, along with the failure of countries to live …

Scientists have long predicted that warmer temperatures caused by climate change will have the biggest impact on the world’s poorest, most vulnerable people. New research now indicates that’s already happened over the last several decades. A study published …

An colony of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) on Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Mateo Willis/National Geographic Today is the 49th annual Earth Day— a global event aimed at increasing worldwide awareness about how humans are changing the planet, and im…

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The environment has emerged as a major issue for Australian voters, a poll showed on Sunday, but healthcare and the cost of living are the top concerns ahead of next month’s elections. For 32 percent of Australians, access to affordabl…

New climate models forecast a warming surge

The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal gas that drives global warming, in the atmosphere has hit a new high, the United Nations said on Monday, warning that a drastic action is needed to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement. “Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere…