Resilience

Even a huge snowpack during the coming winter would only give the river basin states less than two years of storage before reservoirs return to historic lows.

The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.

Hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather events can cause anxiety that lasts even after they're over.

A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense.
President Donald Trump’s political grudges are complicating Congress' efforts to advance a new Water Resources Development Act.

A project to measure how reflective paint reduces indoor temperatures is delivering tangible benefits across Africa.

Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies.

A new Trump administration rule will likely cost consumers more money while creating higher emissions of climate-warming superpollutants, industry and environmental groups warn.
Mr. Gore is still giving the slide show that “An Inconvenient Truth” was built around, but with changes that reflect a shift in the discussion of climate change.

Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heat.

Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order to beat the heat and curb water runoff — especially as climate change worsens.

Experts says New Orleans must relocate. That's hard when your economy revolves around seafood.
Since the Eaton Fire, Altadena residents have found hazardous substances such as lead and asbestos on their properties, fueling fear, conflict and a patchwork of emerging research.
The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn.

Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis.

Cuts to climate science risk halting or reversing decades of progress in global change research, just as rising seas demand better data, more informed decision-making, and faster action.

Air pollution has made staple crops in the Black diet less nutritious, but urban farmers are cooking up solutions.

Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures are forecast to exceed 40C by 2050.

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