Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased ...

Water temperatures where Melissa strengthened were about two to three degrees warmer than the long term average, with temperatures of 85 to 87 degrees extending down to about 300 feet. These ...

The BBC speaks to those who have lost everything in this year's monsoon season and finds out why it will likely happen again.

Hurricane Melissa followed what has unfortunately become a pattern for major storms: It formed late in the season, ...

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change. Scientists ...

A rising body of research is trying to quantify the impact of personal climate actions. The results show the most powerful ...

A new report from the Department of Energy concludes that, yes, the climate is changing and humans contribute to it — but no, it’s not necessarily the impending catastrophe we’ve been warned about. In ...

From India’s lightbulb moment to what the wine world can do better — a selection of the best new books on the environment ...

Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing greenhouse gas emissions ...

Judges around the country are making quick work of climate lawfare, a welcome development following the U.S. Supreme Court declining to confront the issue earlier this year. In recent months, three ...

It was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded - and climate change increased it's intensity, analysis suggests.

Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely ...