Extensive evidence, including global temperature and sea ice data, shows Earth's climate is changing due to human activity.

The areas of the planet that sweltered under above-normal heat during the shockingly warm month of September in 2023 have been revealed in a newly shared NASA map. The map shows how regions across ...

The affected area is not one static area on the map. It consists of ... uncompensable heat for adults would affect about 40 percent of the global land area, with only the high latitudes, and ...

Limiting the rise in global temperature to within 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels was the goal the international community agreed on to avoid heightening the dangers of extreme heat and ...

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which typically bring cooler temperatures. By Raymond Zhong Even as much of the ...

A summer of heat waves illuminates a growing global warming concern: Cooling is becoming a requirement, not a luxury. By Evan Bush Photography by Gaia Squarci Rising temperatures are sending ...

The heat was so extreme it was enough to make 2023 -- and then 2024 -- the hottest years in history. "The record global warmth of the past two years has sent the planet well into uncharted ...

PARIS - Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global ...

Millions suffered through intense heat on Wednesday as fires raged ... change driven by the burning of fossil fuels, saying global warming had a key role in destructive weather.