Earth & Climate
The Science Behind Weather Forecasts
A five-day forecast today is about as accurate as a one-day forecast was in 1980. Balloons, satellites, supercomputers and now artificial intelligence explain why.
Earth & Climate
Earth & Climate
Why Oceans Matter to the Climate
The oceans have absorbed more than 90 percent of the extra heat trapped by greenhouse gases and nearly a third of our carbon dioxide emissions. That has slowed warming on land, at a cost.
