Earth’s reflective cloud cover has been shrinking for more than two decades, and a growing body of peer-reviewed research now connects that loss directly to the acceleration of global warming observed ...

Despite rapid progress in clean energy and electric vehicles, the world is still warming faster than ever. The good news is that we already have powerful ways to reduce the warming rate – if ...

According to the latest NOAA data, 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest year since records began in 1850. Global average temperatures in 2025 were 1.3°C (2.4°F) above pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels.

The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.