Earth's regional climate zones will shift more quickly in response to warming as the globe grows hotter in coming decades, according to a study published online in Nature Climate Change on Sunday 1.

With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed ...

Comparing the 2023 map to the previous version from 2012 clearly shows that as climate change warms the Earth, plant hardiness zones are shifting northward. On average, the coldest days of winter ...

Sponsor Message In an email, a press officer for the USDA says, "Changes to plant hardiness zones are not necessarily reflective of global climate change because of the highly variable nature of ...

The study looked at mortality data in 10 federally defined climatic zones for Washington state, shown here, from 1980 to 2018. Heat-related mortality risks were higher in four climate zones ...

Climate scientists have discovered that the nation exhibits nine of the world's 11 "climate zones". Azerbaijan boasts temperate zones in its north, semi-arid zones in a central strip to the east ...

Mount Kilimanjaro, standing at 5,895 meters, offers climbers a unique journey through five distinct climate zones, ranging from lush farmlands to icy Arctic conditions. Climbers experience diverse ...