The Daily Climate

Major disasters and challenging long-term weather conditions are weakening local governments, increasing racial and class inequality, and reducing trust in government.

Impacts

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The impact of climate change on communities of color

The planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius – or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit – above pre-industrial levels by as early as 2030, precipitating the risk of extreme drought, wildfires, floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions of people, according to new climate change report issued by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Impacts

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Best climate scenario is still too hot for many communities of color

As average global temperatures continue to rise, certain communities are more at risk of getting burned than others.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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What is environmental health?

Examining a massive influence on our health: the environment.

Blue wave in midwest could resurrect climate compact

Climate change's damaging effects on American Democracy

Climate change already causing increases in stress, depression and negative mental health, study shows

The impact of climate change on communities of color

Best climate scenario is still too hot for many communities of color

Insurers leave Maui wildfire survivors in unsafe homes, families say

Seafood testing project aims to safeguard Indigenous food traditions

Texas debates over new oil and gas waste rule heat up

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

Op-ed: We mobilized to defend the EPA in Trump's first term. This time the stakes are even higher.

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

Trump plans to dismantle climate funding from key law if elected

Australia weighs delay on 2035 climate goals amid US election uncertainty