EU researchers are braving extreme Arctic conditions to shed light on snow's crucial role in Earth's climate system. An average temperature of -30°C and up to 24 hours of darkness a day. Those ...

Marine “snow”? Yes, marine “snow,” but not the kind of snow we get here in the North Country. According to NOAA — the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: “As plants ...

How do you measure climate change? One way is by recording temperatures in different places over a long period of time. While ...

A brighter Earth won’t solve every problem, but without it, every other climate effort will fall short. The sleeping giant of albedo is the climate system’s protective shield. Albedo ...

Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives ...

The debate about tipping points in the climate system has intensified over the past two decades, according to the study. Read more about our changing planet: Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point ...

The solar system may have passed through dense interstellar clouds 2 million years ago, altering Earth's climate. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 ...

More information: Julian Rogger, Biogeographic climate sensitivity controls Earth system response to large igneous province carbon degassing, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adn3450 . www ...

If Earth did have a ring system 466 million years ago, it may explain the presence of impact craters in the geological record – but it may also explain a strange climate event.