Here’s How Climate Change Is Hurting the U.S.
A new U.S. government website keeps a running tally of climate-juiced hazards and the number of residents facing these threats
A new U.S. government website keeps a running tally of climate-juiced hazards and the number of residents facing these threats
Local governments in coastal states will lose billions of dollars in local tax revenue as rising seas claim developed land
The Jackson, Miss., disaster rings alarm bells about myriad problems lurking in water systems across the country
The Greenland ice sheet just experienced one of its strongest late-season melt events on record
Officials are urging California residents to curtail their energy use as the state faces this summer’s highest chance of outages during record-breaking temperatures
One third of the country is underwater following an intense heat wave and a long monsoon that has dumped a record amount of rain
Although recent spikes in temperature affect all of us, our urban critters have had to find their own ways to beat the heat. Sometimes they “sploot.”
Heat waves broke temperature records around the world this past summer, but it will still be one of the coolest summers of the next few decades
Climate change may be fueling back-to-back droughts and floods
Researchers say Indigenous “silvopasture” practices of raising livestock in naturally forested areas could be a critical tool to protect cows from climate change
Scientists are working on ways to better anticipate the pathways—and health dangers—of drifting wildfire smoke
“False social reality” obscures widespread U.S. support for climate protection measures
Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods
Cuts to states’ use of Colorado River water are needed to prevent levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell from dropping below a critical point
Climate scientists are excited for the billions of dollars the Inflation Reduction Act will pour into fighting climate change but urge further action
Loss of wild species has reached a crisis level. Artificial intelligence can help but only if Indigenous partners have secure land rights
Catastrophic megafloods formerly happened about once every 100 to 200 years in California, but climate change has increased those odds
New research points to underwater waves that create cooler ocean areas in which coral can survive global warming
Hybridization isn’t as rare as you think, and it’s a tactic some animals can use to weather global warming
One study after another is coming to the same conclusion: the Arctic is heating up much faster than earlier research suggested
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