Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, ...

Why some meteorologists don't like the term 'super El Niño,' why climate change can lead to El Niño surprises, and more.

The ocean might be about to change the weather where you live. Recent news reports warn that parts of the central Pacific Ocean are warming up fast, and that a powerful weather pattern known as El ...

Since the Industrial Revolution—an event made possible by the use of fossil fuels in everything from power plants to transportation—Earth has gotten hotter. 2024 was the hottest year on record and the ...

As the planet warms, past episodes of the natural weather phenomenon may no longer be a reliable guide of how the next one plays out. Regions based on 1951 to 2016 climatology. Source: Lenssen et al.

A new study indicates that minuscule pieces of plastic — particularly ones of various colors — are contributing to heating ...

This is our home. If we destroy it, and we can’t build it up, then that’s a part of the Earth that’s destroyed, and we won’t be able to get it back. Matthew, aged ten, isn’t alone in feeling this way.

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An El Niño is coming, models say, but Nature spoke to researchers about when and how we’ll know its intensity.

New forecasts this week from NOAA and the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts show the likelihood of a powerful El Niño rising.