Brightening marine clouds over just 7% of Earth in simulations weakened the 2015–2016 El Niño enough to bring the tropical Pacific close to neutral—but it also hastened the arrival of La Niña
Atlantic Ocean Climate Shifts May Have Helped Drive the Late Bronze Age Collapse by Triggering Extreme Mediterranean Drought
Smarter City Design Could Improve Both Physical and Mental Health Across the US, Massive Study of 28,323 Neighborhoods Finds
Scientists Discover Giant Rotating Ocean Eddies Can Trap Congo River Freshwater and Carry It 200 Kilometers Into the Atlantic Instead of Letting It Slowly Spread
Human-Caused Ozone Depletion Helped Cool the Southern Ocean Between 1982 and 2005 by Strengthening Antarctic Winds, New Study Finds
Greenland Ice Melt Could Weaken a Critical Atlantic Ocean Current Far More Than Expected, but New Climate Model Finds No Abrupt Collapse Through 2300
Swiss Glaciers Have Entered Permanent Ice Loss Earlier Than Summer Ends as Heat Waves, Saharan Dust, and Low Snowfall Accelerate Melting
Southern California Fault Stress Reaches Highest Levels in 1,000 Years, Raising Concerns Over Major Earthquake Scenarios