Climate change is causing unprecedented drying across the Earth — and five billion people could be affected by 2100, a new UN report has warned.

An analysis of research on most known species around the world finds climate change puts many species at risk of extinction, and the risk increases with more global warming.

But it also means Earth turns from shining white to a duller ... disappearing altogether – as the climate warms. To predict future glacier loss, the researchers looked at historical glacier ...

Dry land now covers around 40 percent of the Earth's land mass, excluding Antarctica, the United Nations Convention to Combat ...

A new study has produced the first map of all coastal communities and infrastructure across the Arctic, showing the vulnerability of the built environment to threats from climate change. Erosion is ...

An Alaskan town facing erosion and sea level rise had to abandon its airport and repurpose the runway for housing. While ...

Thawing permafrost contributes to global warming by releasing carbon, despite potential vegetation growth offsets.

Under a pessimistic future of continued high emissions, CoastalDEM suggests up to 630 million people live today on land that is projected to have annual flood events by 2100. For 2050, this number ...

A new study has produced the first map of all coastal communities and infrastructure across the Arctic, showing the vulnerability of the built environment to threats from climate change.