Stay informed on extreme weather events, rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, and the real-world consequences of climate change. Coverage includes hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, flooding, and their effects on communities, agriculture, and ecosystems worldwide.
Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water—as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at the same time—in a desperate attempt to maintain electricity generation for thousands of homes across much of the Western U.S.
Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast.
Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers toward costly feed purchases, prompting some to abandon plans to expand their herds.The dryness is expected to persist through spring after weeks of scant rainfall…
Antibiotic resistance is often associated with hospitals and the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture.
With more severe heat likely in the coming years and another El Niño poised to test unprepared systems, the priority is to move from crisis response to heat readiness The post Extreme heat is rewriting food security.
While New York City leads in terms of the absolute number of people threatened by flood, more than 98 percent of New Orleans’ population is at risk, according to a new study
In the upper Midwest, aging infrastructure, from dams to city drains, was overwhelmed by floodwater in April 2026.
The Pacific Ocean is a giant climate cauldron, with a powerful heat engine that affects storms, fisheries and rainfall patterns half a world away, and scientists are watching closely to see if it’s about to boil over.
On a sweltering August afternoon or in the teeth of a winter storm, New York City subway riders make a quiet calculation: Is the trip worth it?
While AI helps monitor deforestation and illegal mining, data centers powering the technology are claiming water, energy, and minerals from Indigenous lands.
Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.
Current conditions: Illinois far outpaces every other state for tornadoes so far this year, clocking 80, with Mississippi in a distant second with 43 • Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains face high wildfire risk during the day and frost at night • A magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the coast…
Americans may not agree on much, but it seems fair to say that most are pretty happy that the bald eagle isn’t extinct.
