Earth's inner heat keeps cities afloat
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If it weren't for the hot rocks down below Earth's crust, most of North America would be below sea level, report researchers who say the significance of Earth's internal heat has been overlooked.
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Hurricanes feed on warm water, and a   study released on Monday shows a link between warmer ocean   temperatures and human use of fossil fuels, challenging   skeptics who blame them on natural climate cycles.
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Images from south-eastern Europe where people are experiencing a heat wave.
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The average temperature of the water near the top of the Earth's oceans has significantly cooled since 2003.
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Geoengineering experts reveal plans to tackle global warming with fields of crops that reflect sun's heat
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By DAVID HUNT  On the banks of Sisters Creek, Jacksonville slows down.  Boats drift, insects buzz. White ibises glide through the sticky Florida heat. "Everything here, 360 degrees, will stay like this forever," said Mark Middlebrook, president of the North Florida Land Trust.
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Weather forecasting just isn't what it used to be. With thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, with astronauts living in the international space station and perhaps venturing later to the moon and Mars, and with nations utterly dependent on space-based assets for their communications, navigation and spying, those responsible for the safety of all these moving parts need to know about a whole new world of weather conditions. ...
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By Thomas R. Webber  With the recent heat wave we have all been baking through, it may be hard to believe that this month marks the change of seasons.
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U.S. East Coast power grid operators  said they had enough electricity to keep air conditioners  running Tuesday as a heat wave continued to grip the region.
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Science & environment: Britons know that the planet is heating up - but are still not ready to change their lifestyle
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Blog: Some wet areas of earth will get wetter with climate change.
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Heat waves in Chicago, Paris, and elsewhere in North America and Europe will become more intense, more frequent, and longer lasting in the 21st century, according to a new modeling study by two scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
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For the past 30 years scientists have scoured the most inhospitable environments or life. Just about everywhere they look, they find it thriving in microscopic form.
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New York City under water ... the Amazon rain forest baked by droughts and wildfires ... Himalayan glaciers just a memory.
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Chicago Tribune - It's early afternoon in this sweltering town, but air conditioners are off, the lights are out and stereos are silent.
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The Earth's rapid warming has pushed temperatures to their hottest level in nearly 12,000 years and within a hairbreadth of a million years, a study by the US space agency showed.
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U.S. scientists say they've determined rain evaporation and continental convection play an important part in the tropical water cycle.