(COLORADO) — It’s shaping up to be a pretty dry week across Southern Colorado. You’ve likely noticed the lack of rain and thunderstorm activity, but to really understand why it’s so dry, we need to ...

This plant (left), found along the slopes of Mount Everest, grows in individual layers (right) that have been used to understand how atmospheric mercury levels have changed in the past 40 years.

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our ...

As humans burn fossil fuels and pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, we are heating up the planet. But there is another alarming impact of this climate pollution: it may be changing the chemistry ...

The message is clear: cut emissions fast, and protect and restore nature to keep these vital carbon sinks intact. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere have soared to new highs in 2024, ...

Scot Miller is an assistant professor in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering whose research focuses on greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. His ...

Mercury is released by environmental and human-driven processes. Some forms, specifically methylmercury, are toxic to humans. Therefore, policies and regulations to limit mercury emissions have been ...

The Trump administration quietly released key climate change data last week that has historically been accompanied by expert analysis from government scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Greenhouse gases levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, the UN said Monday, calling for action to safeguard "the future welfare of mankind". "There ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. UN said that the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have increased. [Photo: AFP] The levels of greenhouse ...