Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas whose atmospheric growth rate has accelerated over the past decade.

Rising global temperatures are causing frozen Arctic soil- permafrost-in the northern hemisphere to thaw and release CO2 that has been stored within it for thousands of years.

From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers are well aware the weather is changing. 

New research from West Virginia University biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more carbon dioxide than previously reported, making forests even more important in regulating the Earth’s atmosphere and forever shift how we think about climate change.

As the planet warms, glaciers are retreating and causing changes in the world’s mountain water systems. 

The Southern Ocean around Antarctica is one of the key regions for understanding the climate system. 

Recent occurrences of the unusual atmospheric phenomenon wowed people in the southern United States.

Scientists are using radar data to decipher where and how well landscapes recover in the years after major fires.

Primeval forests are of great importance for biodiversity and global carbon and water cycling. 

To arrive at Nunavut, turn left at the Dakotas and head north.