According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), weather conditions have become hotter and drier, especially in the western United States, over the past few decades [1]. Dryness and drought may be ...

Atlas Pro Oceans are Deserts Posted: March 27, 2025 | Last updated: March 27, 2025 Oceans are the Earth's most significant biome, covering over 70% of the planet's surface. However, much of the ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Hourly Rainfall Intensity 1970 to 2024 Climate change is bringing heavier rainfall extremes and increased, inequitable flood risk to many parts of the U.S. For ...

African woman carrying jerry cans of water across the desert with her child. Water crisis, drought and climate change in Africa. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and ...

The Sahara Desert has a hot and dry climate. The Amazon Rainforest has a humid and tropical climate. Antarctica has an extremely cold, icy climate. Climate plays a crucial role in determining ...

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization delivers a stark warning: climate change is accelerating, with some impacts now irreversible for centuries. The State of the Global Climate ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Greenland to see first-hand the impacts of climate change. One of the sites he visited was Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, ...

For example, higher temperatures boost evaporation, which leads to more moisture in the atmosphere. This can cause rainfall to intensify. And rising sea levels can lead to higher storm surges and more ...

The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries - if not millennia – according to a new report from the ...

Extreme athlete and desert adventurer Tanja Braun launched her ambitious project, the "Global Desert Race." After completing a 150-kilometer Trans-Sahara Marathon, she embarked on an even greater ...

The climate time-bomb is ticking: Temperatures are increasing at record rates and concentrations of carbon dioxide are higher than at any time in at least 2 million years. Climate change and its ...