China has established the first scheduled transit through the northern sea route, but questions remain over the environmental and political risks.
Resilience
A POLITICO analysis finds that while the administration wiped out hundreds of billions in clean-energy tax breaks, spending has been harder to unwind.
As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common.
Climate action does not seem to be a priority for the German government — despite record temperatures, heat-related deaths and drought. Why aren't more people taking to the streets in protest?
Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradation.
The water level at Lake Powell has fallen to a record low in another sign of crisis along the Colorado River.
A surge in solar power has helped meet heightened power demand from Europe’s blistering heatwaves, according to a new analysis.
The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.
Marathon organizers are adjusting to warmer race conditions caused by climate change. Many races are shifting dates, starting earlier, or offering shorter runs.
As cities heat up, a beloved community garden holds a key to a cooler, safer future.
As the Sandy Fire approached the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in May, state and local officials had to move quickly to assess how safe the air was amid radiation concerns as the fire burned a quarter mile from the contaminated area.
Western Europe has recorded its hottest ever June and July, and extreme weather from wildfires to storms is here to stay. How can we adapt to what seems to be the new normal? Cities like Kiel are trying new ideas.
As extreme weather becomes more common and disruptive, the effects can impair relationships, interrupt routines and communication, and damage gathering places and the foundations of community traditions.
The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.
Conservationists have created a "coastal corridor" of ocean-based projects designed to preserve and nourish vulnerable marine life.
Mutual aid groups that started giving out PPEs during COVID are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply, but the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board.
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