The scientific evidence for human-caused global warming is stronger than ever, according to a major new review in Earth’s ...

Penguin poop is fertilizing snow algae blooms along the Antarctic Peninsula, feeding dense green algae patches along the ...

The 2023-24 El Niño brought simultaneous extreme heat and drought to 75% of tropical forests. A new study in Earth’s Future, ...

WASHINGTON — 66 million years ago, the six-mile-wide Chicxulub asteroid crash-landed in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and changed life on Earth forever. The reign of the dinosaurs ended, and only ...

Oases gained 85,000 square miles, mostly from artificial expansion projects Oases lost 52,000 square miles from desertification and water scarcity Oases gained a net area of about 33,400 square miles, ...

WASHINGTON — Along the three coasts of the contiguous United States, a silent race unfolds. Fueled by climate change, sea levels rise faster than at any time in recent geologic history. Meanwhile, ...

A fossil site in central Tibet — the youngest known remains of ocean-dwelling creatures in the region — has offered clues to ...

Earth’s poles are rising by 0.5 to 1 millimeters per year, slowly un-squashing our planet’s slightly flattened, ...

At AGU, we are alarmed by the U.S. Administration’s efforts to dismantle the scientific agencies and undermine the critical work of scientific researchers. Our hearts and our unwavering support go out ...

Tornadoes occur in North America, South America, Southern Africa, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More tornadoes occur in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Meteorologists can ...

U.S. Hydrologic Design Standards Insufficient Due to Large Increases in Frequency of Rainfall Extremes, Wright et al, Geophysical Research Letters Extreme Rainfall Associated With Hurricane Maria Over ...

Avalanches kill more than 150 people worldwide each year, most of whom are snowmobilers, skiers and snowboarders, according to National Geographic. Several American Geophysical Union experts are ...