If you haven't been to Mexico City, you might guess that it has a tropical climate. But actually, the Mexican capital sits at an elevation of over 7,000 feet. That's higher than even Denver. At that ...

A series of storms drenched Arizona in late September and early October and helped ease short-term drought conditions.

Plant scientists at a world-leading firm that grows date palms in the UK hope to turn an Indian desert green as they open a ...

In 400 BCE, Persian builders perfected the yakhchal, an enormous domed ice house that stored frozen water year-round. Using ...

It’s hard to picture now, but long before the Sahara became a sea of sand, it was an actual sea—a shallow, tropical lagoon ...

Study project up to 75% more summer rain in the Sahara by late century. Some African regions will get wetter and West ...

The Havasupai Tribe, whose reservation is deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon and is prone to flooding, advised tourists in ...

The warming of the world's oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa 's wind speed in less than 24 ...

Shaded and green spaces can be hard to find in northern towns and cities where summer temperatures regularly surpass 40 ...

Flash flooding is a growing risk in the southwestern U.S. through this weekend. The reason is a tropical storm headed inland from the Pacific Ocean. Bands of rain left over ...