When we talk about a warming climate, we often focus on air temperatures. Only 7 percent of the excess energy trapped in the climate system by increasing greenhouse gases goes into the land, air, and ice, though, while 93 percent of that energy goes into the oceans. The water temperature rise is slow and steady, as it takes 4 times more energy to r

For the past year, the world’s corals have been getting increasingly pummeled by climate change. Now with El Niño kicking ocean heat into overdrive, much of the world’s oceans have turned deadly for the world’s corals. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced a global coral bleaching event. This year joins

Let's take a look back at the (crazy) year 2016 and a look forward to what's ahead. . . with Climate Central's research analyst/multimedia journalist, Greta Shum

Tired of winter yet? Brrrr! Well, the historically coldest days of the year may be behind you, depending in what part of the country you live. Here’s meteorologist Sean Sublette with the breakdown of when – and where – it’s usually the coldest.