atmospheric science

By The Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw said delegations are getting closer to reaching a…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Most adults in the United States – including a large majority of Christians and people who…

By SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer Extreme weather from climate change triggered hunger in nearly 100 million people and increased heat deaths by…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Jennie L. Durant, University of California, Davis(THE…

BY DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer When the inevitable hurricanes threaten New Orleans, it's hard for India Scott to figure where to go. In the city…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Sasha Greenspan, University of Alabama(THE CONVERSATION) It…

By MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNK - Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after…

BY SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer Climate hazards, such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known…

By ANITA SNOW - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of blue, green and grey tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix, a…

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area…