With Earth's population hitting a projected eight billion, it's easy to draw the conclusion that climate change is the result of too many people consuming energy. But scientists are pushing back ...

The report predicts that society will have emitted enough carbon dioxide by early 2028 that crossing an important long-term temperature boundary will be more likely than not. The scientists calculate ...

Earth is our home. Here’s how it’s changing. These hand-picked National Geographic stories show how the world is bracing for—and embracing—its future.

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: When you do a quick Google search to see how climate change is expected to affect the Earth in, let's say, 30 years, the results are bleak.

Imagine drawing a straight line through Earth, ... However, the effects of human-made climate change will be so long-lasting that they could prevent the next ice age from ever happening.

Scientists have been able to draw links between a warming planet and hurricanes, heat waves and droughts, but the complexity of tornadoes makes it hard to draw the same climate connection.

Climate change is causing the ice masses in Greenland and Antarctica to melt. Water from the polar regions is flowing into the world's oceans—and especially into the equatorial region. "This ...