Oceans are a major driver of weather patterns around the world, an influence that extends from powerful hurricanes to delicate snow showers. It’s the temperature of the water that holds the power of ...

Climatic variability and surface temperature trends encompass the patterns and drivers of change in Earth’s surface warmth over interannual to centennial timescales. Observational records derived from ...

The Arctic is warming approximately three times faster than the global mean, a phenomenon termed Arctic Amplification. 8 times faster than the global average since the late 1970s. 20°C above the ...

Our species likes it cold. Homo sapiens evolved in — and still inhabits — one of Earth’s rare and fragile ice ages, periods distinguished not by an abundance of saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths ...

Global sea surface temperatures have reached a record high, raising serious concerns for global Earth systems, according to new data released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Temperatures on the ocean surface have hit a record high, raising fears of another ...

At this rate, 2026 is on track to become the second warmest year in recorded history – coming in just behind 2024. However, ...

The past three years have been exceptionally warm globally. In 2023, global temperatures reached a new high, after they significantly exceeded expectations. This record was surpassed in 2024 – the ...