The main causes of climate change — particularly the rapid global warming observed since the pre-industrial period — are almost entirely driven by human activities that increase greenhouse gas ...

Teens have a shaky understanding of the causes of climate change and the strong scientific consensus around the fact that human activity is driving up global temperatures, according to a report. A ...

A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the severe climate to a change in Earth's orbit. A long period of drought in North America ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of climate change, the environment and related topics. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and ...

This year’s U.N. climate talks are being held in Brazil. So far, they’ve been noteworthy for who isn’t attending. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. This week, leaders from around the world ...