'Air-Conditioning' Rivers and Streams Could Save Overheated Fish
Warming waters pose a danger to Atlantic salmon. A new effort aims to lower the temperature in waterways used by the fish to spawn
Warming waters pose a danger to Atlantic salmon. A new effort aims to lower the temperature in waterways used by the fish to spawn
Millions more people in the U.S. may be required to buy flood insurance based on the recommendation of an expert panel at a time when climate-driven floods are becoming increasingly common
Worsening heat waves in agricultural areas of the U.S. are affecting bird reproduction and nestling survival
Temperatures are skyrocketing. Extinctions are accelerating. Groundwater is being depleted. Humanity can limit damage, but it will take collective global action
It’s possible for fossil-fuel demand to peak before the end of the decade, but emissions would still remain high enough to increase the global average temperature by more than two degrees Celsius, according to the World Energy Outlook
As the climate warms, Arctic cyclones are lasting longer and becoming stronger, leading to more sea ice loss
Methane traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, but pulling it from the air could prove to be a more complex task than removing CO2
A facility off the coast of Oregon is being constructed to test devices to harness wave power that resemble everything from buoys to carpets
The Western U.S. faces a future of fighting multiple large wildfires at once—a situation that is more difficult than handling a single blaze, even if the total acreage is similar
More than half of Miami-Dade County residents will face pressure to move as rising seas push residents inland to reach higher ground, a new study finds
Pope Francis’s new encyclical says irresponsible lifestyles are the biggest impediment to reducing carbon emissions
First-of-its-kind FEMA funding aims to update archaic building codes that leave millions of people exposed to climate-fueled hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather
Raging floods, intensifying drought and rising seas could affect saltwater intrusion
Supreme Court justices declined to decide whether the Biden administration is placing too high a value on the cost to society of spewing carbon and other planet-warming gases
With the expansion of wind power—and the growth of turbines—comes challenges in areas that are unaccustomed to whirring blades
The Philippines, India and China have seen the greatest total number of children displaced by disasters—some 23 million—in recent years
More states are requiring homeowners to disclose a property’s flood risk and history when they sell it. But 18 states, including hurricane-prone Florida, have no flood disclosure requirements
But dengue in wealthy countries could divert medication away from poorer nations that may need it more
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume funding long-term rebuilding projects after withholding funds since August
About one in five U.S. counties are both socially vulnerable and highly exposed to natural disasters, which could “compound existing inequities,” the Department of the Treasury says in a new report
EPA rules on clean cars, power plants and methane could face delays if there is a federal government shutdown because of budget turmoil in Congress
Puerto Rico will be hit hardest by spending restrictions set by FEMA as disaster funding runs short. More than $2 billion is expected to be withheld from the island, which is still reeling from past hurricanes
Governments must “separate climate from geopolitics” and work together to triple renewables and deeply cut planet-warming emissions, says International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol
Wind turbines threaten several bat species, but the Biden administration is funding research to reduce casualties