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A bomb cyclone is the rapid intensification of a cyclone in a short period of time, and it can happen during powerful storms such as the one northern California and the Pacific Northwest are preparing for this week.

United Nations climate talks resumed Monday with negotiators urged to make progress on a stalled-out deal that could see developing countries get more money to spend on clean energy and adapting to climate-charged weather extremes.

Authorities in India's capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

This year's peak activity on Sunday will happen when the moon is 98 percent full.

No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America's clean energy economy won't reverse into the dirty past, a combative but "bitterly disappointed" top American climate negotiator said Monday.

It will be a while until the next one.

Zeldin, who left Congress in January 2023, was a surprising pick for the role.

Clouds affect Earth's weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they would not form otherwise.

Three NASA astronauts are speaking at a news conference after spending more than seven months in space aboard the International Space Station.

By 2050, sea rise is expected to overtake about 84% of the 1,988 remaining acres (805 hectares) of the preferred habitat on Big Pine Key -- and "the deer will already be gone," Silvy said.