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 ...

For this all-citizen and private polar launch, it will be the first time that the quartet will be in space, and it will be the first time any human has done a 90-degree circularized orbit ...

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 ...

Andrew Freedman has joined CNN’s climate and weather unit as a senior reporter, the network announced April 21, 2025.

Andrew Freedman has been hired by CNN Climate & Weather as a senior reporter. Previously, Freedman served as a senior climate ...

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