Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina.

Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July.

The wondrous Galapagos Islands and its many creatures have always been sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures.

Climate scientists say the record for the hottest day globally has been broken for the second consecutive day and that the worldwide temperature could rise yet more this week.

Beryl regained hurricane strength over the weekend after a short downgrade to a tropical storm as it weakened over land.

The UN’s World Food Programme says extreme weather attributed to the El Nino phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, and called on donors for much-needed help.

Forecasters say this year's hurricane season for waters around Hawaii will likely be “below normal” with one to four tropical cyclones across the central Pacific region.

One of the state’s largest property insurance companies has agreed to pay a $1 million fine after being accused of mistreating its policyholders in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

A data analysis shows Indonesia had a 27% increase in primary forest loss in 2023.

A new report says circumstantial evidence points to climate change as worsening the deadly deluge that flooded Dubai and surroundings.

Composer John Adams’ work is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in a decade in a new staging of his Nativity oratorio “El Nino.”.

Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of disaster over a devastating El Nino drought sweeping across much of southern Africa.

Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter.

Scientists calculate that for the ninth straight month Earth has obliterated global heat records.

Most locations in North Florida have surpassed last year's number of chill hours needed at or below 45 degrees throughout the winter to produce spring growth.

La Niña looks likely in the coming months as forecasters are seeing a likely transition from El Niño to neutral conditions by April-June 2024.

Rising seas and frequent storms are taking their toll on California's iconic public piers and raising questions about the future of the landmarks.

Teeth chattering cold is headed to North Florida and it is already responsible for major disruptions in some parts of the United States. It’s creating chaos for travelers, football fans, and even voters in the Iowa Caucus. This brutal arctic blast is expected to impact 79% of the country, in states from Oregon to Mississippi to Florida.

The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary.

After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September.

Restrictions on food exports are spilling over from rice and wheat to other essentials.

How hot is Phoenix.

The U.N. weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures.

Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada.

Countries worldwide are scrambling to secure rice after a partial ban on exports by India cut global supplies by roughly a fifth.

Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall.

Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.

Forecasters at Colorado State University continue to call for an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic.

We’ve been watching a tropical wave move across the open Atlantic over the past several days, and it is now organizing.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month.

If you’re tired of the extreme heat, it’s probably best to get ready for some more because it’s likely not going anywhere any time soon.

Scientists say global heat that inched into worrisome new territory this week is a clear example of how pollutants released by humans are warming their environment.

Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating.

Meteorologists at the Climate Prediction Center declared an El Nino has started Thursday morning.

It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.

Typhoon Mawar was a Category 4 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph or greater when it crossed the northern tip of Guam on Wednesday night.

The probability of an El Nino developing this summer continues to increase, and scientists now have a unique way of monitoring the early signs.

A new study finds the natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than experts had thought, averaging trillions of dollars in damage.

The United Nations' weather agency says there's a two-out-of-three chance that the world will reach the internationally accepted global temperature threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change sometime in the next five years.

After a prolonged stretch of La Nina conditions, an El Nino is looking very likely to develop later this year.

In the east and Horn of Africa, a harrowing drought.

U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The nation's lead hurricane forecasters say conditions have become more favorable for above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean and are predicting more tropical storms and hurricanes this season than they saw forming earlier this year. El Nino typically suppresses Atlantic hurricane activity but now that its gone, we could see a busier season ahead, said Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAAs Climate Prediction Center. They now believe there could be 10 to 17 tropical storms and five to nine hurricanes, two of those major -- Category 3 or above. So far this year there have been two named storms, one of which became a hurricane. The hurricane season officially ends on Nov. 30.