The idea began in California’s Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice where rising temperatures and the decline of snowpack are transforming ecosystems, sometimes with catastrophic ...

For decades, global efforts to combat climate change and protect biodiversity have relied on a high-tech promise: that satellite-derived maps can tell us exactly where the world's forests are.

In a significant step towards understanding and combating climate change, the European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched its groundbreaking Biomass satellite from Kourou, French Guiana.

Images are a powerful way for people to share information about climate change. Maps, memes, and dramatic photographs often quickly spread online, paired with alarming claims about rising sea levels ...