The common practice of building dams to prevent flooding can actually contribute to more intense coastal flood events, according to a new study.

A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half of all new floodplain housing built in Florida.

A new study from UKCEH scientists shows that extreme soil moisture droughts in the UK – those lasting 90 days or more - are expected to occur more frequently under climate change.

McGill University researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals.

Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling systems by roughly 50% by 2099 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high, researchers report.

A very warm August wrapped up an extremely hot summer across the U.S., with many cities breaking all-time heat records.

Mega ocean warming El Niño events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research.

A multi-institutional study, led by Dartmouth Engineering Professor Hélène Seroussi, extends scientists' predictions of how greenhouse gas emissions will likely affect sea-level rise beyond the twenty‐first century. 

A newly discovered mechanism for the flow and freezing of ice sheet meltwater could improve estimates of sea level rise around the globe.

Ozone gas is reducing the growth of tropical forests – leaving an estimated 290 million tonnes of carbon uncaptured each year, new research shows.