A huge winter storm blanketed more than half of the lower 48 US states, beginning on Friday and bringing subfreezing ...

Twenty years ago "An Inconvenient Truth" received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival. Though it was full of ...

The atmosphere is a complicated place. Warm temperatures in one spot can contribute to brutally cold storms somewhere else.

Those whose livelihoods depend on ice and the fish and microorganisms in the lakes are experiencing havoc wrought by ...

In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U.S.

President Trump cited a major winter storm​ as evidence to suggest that global warming does not exist — a misleading claim ...

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

There may be some confusion about the difference between weather and climate, though the distinction is an important one. Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions meaning the day-to-day ...

Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...

If you’re still dreaming of a white Christmas, it’s past time to lower your expectations. According to the latest holiday forecast, a warm air mass expanding over the south-central U.S. will bring ...

This story was updated due to earlier inaccuracy. NASA builds and launches the GOES-satellites, while NOAA owns and operates the GOES-satellites. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ...