At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

The ocean’s calendar is being rewritten, and human activity is holding the pen. Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), La Niña conditions are likely to dissipate by spring of 2026 and remain ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

The West Coast drinks from the wind. When westerly gales carry humid air from the Pacific Ocean into the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade mountain ranges, the West turns green, orchards blossom, and ...

Large-scale climate patterns that can impact weather across thousands of kilometers may have a hand in synchronizing multicontinental droughts and stoking wildfires around the world, two new studies ...

Meteorologists predict a quick La Niña exit, with a 75% chance of transitioning to ENSO-neutral by Jan-March. Expect neutral ...

The Chicago area has experienced record high temperatures, heavy winds, and most notably no measurable snow this month, and the question on everyone's mind is whether the unusual weather is here to ...

The polar vortex, a high-altitude ring of westerly winds that usually keeps Arctic air locked near the pole, is showing signs of unusual weakening. If that circulation falters or collapses, the result ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approach ...

Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future under different scenarios of global warming. When models are ...