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The Climate Physics of Planet Earth

Building Earth is a new interactive map that explains how the Earth's climate has developed over millions of years through the lens of physics. The map strips the planet back to it...

6 Facts About Climate Change

Climate change is here—but what does that actually mean?

South Africa: Explainer - What Last Week's Storm Says About Climate Change

[GroundUp] Models suggest winter storms will become less frequent but more severe

Five things you need to know about El Niño’s likely comeback

And what climate change has to do with it. The po...

Climate Adam - Climate Change is Destroying Lives... Now

This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator and climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video...

New Zealand’s latest climate change risk assessment, explained

The Climate Change Commission has scoped 37 ways climate change could screw things up in New Zealand, and compiled a top 10 to-do list for the government. New Zealand’s “normal” is...

Climate Vocabulary Activities for Upper Elementary Science

Teaching climate science is hard enough when students are wrestling with abstract concepts like greenhouse gases, climate zones, and long-term weather patterns. Add unfamiliar voca...

The really big picture, in four pictures

This is a guest blog post by John Lang about his new "Climate Trunk" graphics project and website. He will add one graphic per week for about 2 years rounding out the big picture o...

You Asked: Lamont and Climate School Experts Tackle Reader Questions on Science and Sustainability

We invite readers to share their most pressing questions about climate, science and sustainability.

Explainer: What actually is a heatwave and are we in the middle of one?

Two videos about the Atlantic Meriodonal Overturning Circulation (AMOC)

These videos include personal musings and conclusions of the creators and climate scientists Dr. Adam Levy and Dr. Ella Gilbert. It is presented to our readers as an informed persp...

State climatologist highlights climate change impacts, responses

The recent lecture covered what climate change looks like in the state, related challenges and opportunities for individuals and communities to respond.

A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere—and Warms Earth Below

Researchers have solved a long-standing atmospheric puzzle: how rising carbon dioxide cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere.

Human-caused climate change is unmistakably distinct from Earth’s natural climate variability

This is a re-post from Staying Curious by Dean Rovang This post presents two figures that are the culmination of an extended effort to build the strongest possible empirical case f...

Evolving Web: Bringing climate data to life through data exploration

Climate data are shaping decisions everywhere, from infrastructure and public health to agriculture, insurance, emergency preparedness, and urban planning. Yet despite the growing...

What’s a ‘super El Niño’? And other El Niño questions, answered

We get into it: Why some meteorologists don't like the term 'super El Niño,' why climate change can lead to El Niño surprises, and more. The post What’s a ‘super El Niño’? And othe...

DeBriefed 22 May 2026: UN adopts landmark resolution | Trump takes on ‘RCP8.5’ | Climate migration

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 22 May 2026: UN adopts landmark resolution | Trump...

“The Heat Is No Longer Distant: A Global Climate Reckoning“

VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 29 (IPS) - ‘As record heat sweeps the world, the climate crisis is no longer a warning for the future, but a reality of the present.’ Read the full story...

DeBriefed 15 April 2026: Trump-Xi talk energy | ‘Supercharged’ El Niño | India’s first ‘heat lounges’

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 15 April 2026: Trump-Xi talk energy | ‘Supercharged...

See it: Air temperatures and pollution around the world are captured in real time in these animated weather maps

A typical map of temperatures across the planet shows just a snapshot in time, listing the day’s various highs and lows.  But temperature isn’t static; it rises and falls, and i...

Wellington floods and tropical cyclones: How weather forecasting is dealing with an uncertain future

Explainer - Has climate change made weather forecasting harder to do - and how is technology changing the game?

Carbon Dioxide Cools the Stratosphere. Scientists Have Figured Out Why

There is something genuinely strange about the upper atmosphere. While Earth’s surface bakes, the stratosphere has been getting colder, shedding roughly two degrees Celsius since t...

Making Sense of a Chaotic Planet: How Understanding Weather and Climate Risks Depends on Supercomputers Like Ncar’s

My colleagues and I try to understand extreme weather and long-term climate risks by using virtual versions of Earth inside these machines. The post Making Sense of a Chaotic Plane...

Making Sense of a Chaotic Planet: How Understanding Weather and Climate Risks Depends on Supercomputers Like Ncar’s

My colleagues and I try to understand extreme weather and long-term climate risks by using virtual versions of Earth inside these machines. The post Making Sense of a Chaotic Plane...