From Sri Lanka to South Korea, governments are preparing for droughts, wildfires, typhoons and floods – with climate plans facing their biggest challenge to date.
As researchers around the world begin work on the next U.N. climate assessment, fears are growing that the Trump administration could meddle with critical U.S. climate data. In response, scientists are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Germany.
The European Union will create a "climate insurance alliance" to increase cover for extreme weather events, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as they emerge from a summer of drought, wildfires, and heatwaves.
A new analysis shows that cavities inside trees can run several degrees cooler than the surrounding air during heatwaves — a finding that reframes the role of forests in a warming world.
Heat waves, wildfires, and floods have cascading economic impacts, causing incomes to decline and the price of basic goods to rise. The trend will escalate as temperatures continue to increase.
Children are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. Some students in Ontario, Canada's Peel Region may have little relief when both their schools and homes are difficult to cool.
The people who grow houseplants aren't often thought of as agricultural workers, but they face many of the same hardships — especially in extreme heat.
“It’s a sign of the times,” Maui County Council Member Tamara Paltin said. “Everything is kind of cyclical, but I think the Earth is going through just a transition. It’s always changing, but this change is just harder for our built environments and humans to deal with.”
Records from the past few decades show that, during this period, El Nino events have been frequent and often extreme. But is this normal, or is it the result of climate change? Corals can give us a clear indication.
Pittsburgh continues to top lists of the best places to live with minimal natural disaster risk. But excessive heat, tornadoes, and flash flooding seem to be more prevalent with each passing year.
This summer's weather has been a vivid reminder that climate disruption is bringing cycles of dry spells, high heat, and heavy rains to the Chicago region.
