The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Vicious cycles are accelerating climate change. One is happening at the north pole, where rising temperatures caused by record levels of fossil fuel combustion are melting more and more sea ice.

El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean seesaws between warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) phases. This reshuffles rainfall patterns, unleashing floods, droughts and storms thousands of miles from…

British holidaymakers are on high alert as Storm Nuria triggers red warnings across popular destinations. Find out if your travel plans are affected

White House approves Tennessee’s state of emergency request as further fatalities expected to be confirmed

The red weather warning for La Palma in the Canary Islands is in place until Thursday evening

Met Office is forecasting 22C for London on Friday afternoon - but other parts of the UK could be even hotter

ANU climate scientist says ‘everyone is getting fatigued these records keep falling – it’s now incredibly predictable’

Senate Bill 7, which won unanimous approval, is among legislation that seeks to avert a looming water crisis as the state’s population booms.

London is set to surpass Barcelona and Athens in temperatures in the coming days, as a mini-heatwave brings unseasonably warm weather and wildfire warnings to southern England

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in, the canal’s locks can’t raise and lower ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Droughts mean fewer…

The Met Office says sunny and dry weather expected to last over next seven days, with daytime temperatures set to top 20C