According to GRAIN, since 2006, there have been 416 land grabs in 66 countries covering nearly 35 million hectares (86.5 million acres). The different shades of the map show the intensity of the land ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map, showing that nearly half the country ...

Climate change is making hurricanes stronger and wetter. Mountains can lead storms to dump more rain. The combination can be destructive.

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Inland flooding from tropical cyclones, even at high altitudes, is a major worry—and one that scientists don’t know enough ...

Introduction The NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 mission (ICESat-2), launched September 15, 2018, continues ...

The early Everest expeditions had a hard time. As they froze in inadequate clothing, went hungry on indigestible pemmican ...

Shocking images of flooding in southwestern Connecticut this summer stirred up fresh worries about climate change but also ...

Tap on the displayed map to set the points along your way. In response, the app will show the length and elevation of the custom route. Tap the map to begin setting points for the route ...

As climate warms the atmosphere and spurs greater precipitation, mountain communities like Asheville, N.C., face growing ...

Storm surge is a major threat from Helene, which is forecast to hit Florida as a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday.