Most people think of climate change as a straightforward problem: more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means a warmer planet, and a warmer planet means trouble. That framing isn't wrong, but it's far from complete.

Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature records for April before that month has even begun.

Meteorologists say the United States is getting hit by almost every kind of extreme weather at once, as spring air masses collide and the jet stream twists.

The River Otter in East Devon reached its highest ever recorded level during Storm Chandra and forecasters said Cornwall had its wettest winter on record. Dr Mark McCarthy, science manager for climate attribution at the Met Office, said the winter season had shown the impact climate change was having.

Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.

Diseases historically absent from the United States have been showing up in Florida, Texas, California and other U.S. states in recent years.

The D.C. area is seeing more outbreak days that can deliver multiple tornadoes, and climate change is the driver of that pattern, according to a meteorologist.

Agronomists at Washington State University are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.

Climate change might cause more shorter and warmer winters, but that doesn’t mean a white Christmas will become a thing of the past.

World Water Day 2026 focuses on water and gender. Here's how climate change is affecting water resources, from droughts to floods, and what simple steps you can take to save water.