Political will is among the most important factors in preventing tropical deforestation, according to a group of experts ...

As a weeks-long heat wave threatens more than 200 million in the U.S., a tropical system is brewing in the Gulf, possibly ...

A shortage of data is hampering efforts to establish the role of climate change in extreme-weather events in the tropics and ...

On a recent trip to New York City, I tasted a wheel of cheese that transported me to the tropics. Called Mandala, this ...

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon ...

Reforestation has long been viewed as one of the more hopeful climate interventions: a process that can, in theory, restore ...

South-central Minnesota's soggy summer continues with thunderstorms bringing 4 inches or more of rain to some locations early ...

As temperatures rise, the air becomes capable of holding more moisture. In fact, for every 1°F increase in temperature, the atmosphere can hold about 4% more water vapor. That might not sound like a ...

Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap ...

Vanilla farmers in Madagascar, a country that supplies up to 80 per cent of the global crop each year, face a difficult ...