Thermodynamic enhancement of atmospheric rivers (ARs) is projected to dominate subtropical and midlatitude regions, resulting in increased extreme precipitation in Asian urban areas, according to a ...

New research reveals that losing plant diversity could reduce grasslands’ carbon uptake by 15% globally and up to 50% in some ...

How an emerging field of research is fueling a major Supreme Court case that may hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change. Climate science has been clear for decades: Since at least the ...

For decades, ever since biologists recognized the potential environmental harms from climate change, they have worried that plants will not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to a rapidly warming ...

The global annual amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) released through the microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon is ...

Parts of the Earth’s climate system can change abruptly once warming pushes them beyond critical thresholds. The Greenland ...

Prof Guy Ziv and Ellen Bulten explore why climate-smart agriculture requires a shift towards systems-based research ...

Until now, systems that collect public health information haven’t been connected to data about the climate and environment, making it difficult to anticipate how changes in the climate and environment ...

We found that for more than 800 years, frequent, low-temperature cultural burning under GunaiKurnai care kept held this land ...

Explore WRI’s research on the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, including past projects on transparency, accountability and climate policy — from foundational agreement design to ongoing work on ...

High temperatures made more 50% of British people more fearful about the future, including how hot summers will affect children. One poll found that 65% of the British public were now concerned about ...