Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond ... with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

When a heat wave strikes, many people probably think it's just another sign of global warming. However, a concerning new ...

Earth's hottest recorded year was 2023, at 2.12°F above the 20th-century average. This surpassed the previous record set in ...

Earth's hottest recorded year was 2023, at 2.12 degrees F above the 20th-century average. This surpassed the previous record set in 2016. So far, the ...

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and d ...

and the western Rockies this week amidst far-reaching atmospheric rivers wrought from a strong cyclone west of Washington. As a result, most drought outside of southern California has either regressed ...

Hawaii and Guam both host significant U.S. military installations, central to Washington's strategy to counter China's growing military influence in the Pacific. China's ruling Communist Party ...

California's reservoirs have seen a remarkable rise in water levels, thanks to an intense atmospheric river that swept through Northern California last week. The storm unleashed torrents of rain ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and Guam during his trip to the South Pacific, drawing criticism from China TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will stop ...

Wednesday The annual Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony is scheduled to take place at Rockefeller Plaza in New York ...