The study of climate variability and extremes analysis centres on understanding fluctuations in climate parameters and the changing behaviour of rare, high-impact events. Variability refers to ...

One of the most pervasive misunderstandings of climate — even among some who publish on climate — is the belief that any long-term trend in a measured climate variable indicates a change in climate, ...

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A new Rice University study is shedding light on a long-debated question: Can climate variability influence the risk of armed conflict? The answer, researchers say, is yes—but in more nuanced and ...

Scientists mapped how El Niño, drought, and rapid climate swings can increase armed conflict risk in vulnerable regions ...

The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth's land area—particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows. The ...

Changes in the Atlantic Ocean's mixed layer are the primary force behind the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV). The churning of the upper ocean in the tropics of Atlantic Ocean plays a crucial ...

Researchers warn against oversimplifying climate change’s role in conflicts. But some conditions can increase the likelihood ...

Human-induced climate change significantly worsened India’s severe heatwave in April 2026, driving temperatures in several cities close to 45°C and exposing millions of people to dangerous heat stress ...