How Hot Was Your Town Last Year? Look Up Where You Live.

Each circle is a city sized by population Planet Earth isn’t cooling off anytime soon. Last year’s global average temperature was the third warmest since the preindustrial era, according to scientists at Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The past 11 years have been the hottest on record, and that warmth has fueled more powerful storms, … Read more

Camping on a Glacier? Watch Your Step

new video loaded: Camping on a Glacier? Watch Your Step Experienced Antarctica guides tell Raymond Zhong, our climate reporter, how they set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier so scientists can measure how fast it’s melting. The biggest safety concern? Crevasses. By Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and David Seekamp January … Read more