LONDON – Lying in a hot bath may be a pleasant experience, because you can always get out when you’ve had enough. For some of the fish that swim in equatorial seas, though, that is not an option: ...

Two bloggers have made a stunning claim that has spread like wildfire on the Internet: They say the Northern Hemisphere jet stream, the high-altitude river of winds that separates cold air from warm ...

Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study shows that climate change ...

University of Ottawa geography professor Paul Beckwith recently asserted that the Northern Hemisphere jet stream has crossed the equator and mixed with the Southern Hemisphere jet stream in an ...

The ozone hole, which is located over the South Pole, has affected the entire circulation of the Southern Hemisphere all the way to the equator, according to new research. This is the first time that ...

A prominent climate scientist has declared a “global climate emergency” after observing the jet stream in the Northern Hemisphere crossing the equator and mixing with the jet stream in the Southern ...

About a week ago, Facebook feeds lit up with the news: The jet stream is now “wrecked,” running pole to pole and confusing summer with winter. The source was a blog post by Robert Fanney, and within ...

The Northern Hemisphere jet stream — that high-altitude wave of winds separating cold from warm air — has crossed the equator and joined the Southern Hemisphere jet stream, claim two bloggers recently ...

It’s no secret that global climate change hurts the economy. With more frequent and more severe storms, flooding, drought, and fires, countries around the world are already taking economic hits. And ...

A new model attempts to explain the higher violent crime rates seen in parts of the world near the equator with hotter climates. It centers on the belief that hot weather without much seasonal change ...

They say there's a "general trend" between proximity to the equator and violence One of the uncomfortable facts of life is that some countries — and within the U.S., some states — are more violent ...