The Latest Breaking News from the Northern Hemisphere

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New findings published in Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc, could collapse within the next few decades – maybe even within the next few…

The Northern Hemisphere summer has brought one extreme event after another – from heatwaves to wildfires and floods. It comes as the world likely heads into an El Niño pattern, which brings a higher chance of hot, dry weather in much of Australia.

WASHINGTON: Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.

Millions around the world have been seeking refuge from the scorching sun as climate change, a strong El Nino and summer in the Northern Hemisphere converge, toppling temperature records.

In countries near the Earth’s equator, tourists are often dazzled by a demonstration of a mysterious physical phenomenon. A presenter will position three buckets of water – one in the Northern Hemisphere, one in the Southern Hemisphere, and one directly on the equator – and let the water drain out.

This article explains how climate warming is causing a decrease in snowfall and an increase in rainfall at high altitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.

July's full moon will be one of the closest to Earth of the year and one of the lowest-hanging as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

The animations highlight emissions from different human and natural sources, with the main contribution coming from the burning of fossil fuels.

What caused the last ice age to end around 10,000 years ago?

An amazing new video demonstrates how Earth's tilt changes throughout the year, causing the day to lengthen and shorten from north to south as the planet orbits the sun.

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere began on June 21 as the summer solstice 2023 occurred at 10:57 a.m. EDT (1457 GMT), marking the longest day of the year.