Climate change is a long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns. Often climate change refers specifically to the rise in global temperatures from the mid-20th century to the present.
Climate is the average weather in a place over many years. Climate change is a shift in those average conditions.
The Earth is now in a period of rapid climate change, with global temperatures rising because of human activities, such as the burning of coal, oil, and gas.
DETROIT - An alarming map has shown several coastal US cities that are predicted to be underwater due to rising sea levels by 2100 if global temperatures continue to increase. The interactive mapping tool by research group Climate Central reveals how different warming scenarios will affect sea level rise in the coming decades. It projects that if global
GRAND RAPIDS - Join the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum for an insightful webinar that explores how climate change is reshaping the Great Lakes region, focusing on the impacts of rising water temperatures and increased heat. Experts will discuss the environmental and public health challenges, including threats to aquatic ecosystems, increased heat stress, and risks
PHILADELPHIA - Forty-four of the world's leading climate scientists have called on Nordic policymakers to address the potentially imminent and "devastating" collapse of key Atlantic Ocean currents. In an open letter published online Monday (Oct. 21), University of Pennsylvania climatologist Michael Mann and other eminent scientists say the risks of weakening ocean circulation in the Atlantic have been greatly underestimated
LONDON - Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US. A series of falsehoods and threats have swirled in
NEW YORK - We learned last year that many of the effects of climate change are irreversible. Sea levels have been rising at a greater rate year after year, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates they could rise by another meter or more by the end of this century. As National Geographic showed
WASHINGTON DC – The "Conservative Climate Change Policy: 2025 Presidential Transition Project" is a controversial roadmap put forth by conservative policymakers. This project, also known as Project 2025, outlines a plan for the next Republican administration. Specifically, the Presidential Transition Project calls for the elimination of numerous government offices and regulations related to energy and
CNN — The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account, suggesting current projections could be significantly underestimating the problem, according to a new study. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey found that warm ocean water is seeping beneath the ice sheet
The Chinese industry is monopolizing the production of EVs, while in America we try to overtake them with the same technology. However, Japan has just taken a step forward with a new generation of engines that has the experts in shock. The reason? You may be familiar with them: they only emit water vapor, they are combustion engines, and they will
NEW YORK - What had been a potent "super" El Niño is now officially over, federal forecasters announced Thursday. They also said the hurricane-boosting La Niña climate pattern is expected to begin over the next few months. "The team still favors La Niña to emerge sometime during the summer months," the forecast from the Climate Prediction Center said, putting
ANN ARBOR—A new University of Michigan study finds that automation and electrification of long-haul trucking can reduce urban health impacts and environmental damages. For long-haul routes below 300 miles, electrification can reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas damages by 13%, or $587 million annually, according to the study. For long-haul routes above 300 miles, electrification
