Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

New research at NAU looks at faster warming in the Arctic, and highlights concern about risks to the U.S. of a political ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

By Liz Kimbrough The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic Report Card released by the U.S. National Oceanic and ...

The ring of cold air stretches out across North America, which can affect winds closer to the surface and allow Arctic air to spill out. The cold spell has gone far below the border and ...

A blizzard whips the Danish, Greenlandic and Faroe Islands flags above the Joint Arctic Command headquarters overlooking the harbor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The small military outpost ...

Snowfall in Florida and a lingering Arctic blast in the Gulf and southeastern U.S. are keeping the market volatile. However, forecasts for warmer temperatures next week could limit upside ...

Researchers in a new study published in Nature Climate Change, have measured the flow of carbon in the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ) — consisting of the treeless tundra, boreal forests, and wetlands in ...

(CBS DETROIT) — An arctic air mass will impact all of southeast Michigan through Wednesday as the coldest temperatures of the winter so far arrive this week. A cold weather advisory is in effect ...

Even though his recent years’ work in Arctic Alaska has been focused on plants, he said encountering willows and other woody plants covering what used to be open tundra west of the Dalton ...

A blast of arctic air from Canada has brought the season's coldest weather to most of the United States. The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the ...

According to the company release, the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope filed a joint application last March for a FEMA grant to help fund redundant systems that can “withstand acts of ...