Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.

A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to ...

Lightning near the North Pole reveals dramatic climate changes as Arctic temperatures rise and storms intensify.

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

Colorado could see more frequent and intense temperature swings, in part due to climate change. DENVER — Colorado is no ...

The word “supercell” may sound like hype, but they are real thunderstorms with rotating updrafts that can have serious ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

The 100th meridian marks a dividing line between moist climates to the east and arid climates to the west. Climatologists now ...

What is your go-to ice cream spot? And News 8 viewers responded. Here is a very unscientific breakdown of West Michigan’s ...

Brrr, January 2025 is bringing some serious chill! 🥶 Dive into the science of the polar vortex and learn what’s behind this ...

Sustained warm weather has been elusive this spring. When will we feel a change? Lee Goldberg explain in the latest edition of "Weather or Not." ...

A rare and abrupt disruption in the Arctic polar vortex is expected to impact spring temperatures across Europe and parts of ...