Impacts
flooded street with three car rooftops peaking above water

Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says

The report is a sharp rebuttal to a recent Trump administration's report, and Republicans have already targeted the report as “a blatant partisan act.”
www.politico.com
Coral reef and associated marine life

Corals won’t survive a warmer planet, a new study finds

Most corals in the Atlantic Ocean will soon stop growing. Many are already dying, leaving shorelines and marine ecosystems vulnerable.
www.nytimes.com
Outer Banks home built on stilts

Watch the sea claim yet another house in N.C.’s Outer Banks

Erosion, rising seas and churning storms have caused the collapse of a dozen homes on that stretch of seashore over the past five years.
www.washingtonpost.com
Oysters with knife and one oyster opened

Ghanaian women try to sustain oyster farming threatened by climate change

In Ghana, women are struggling to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves. Hundreds of women were trained in farming methods for oysters, including mangrove planting and preservation, and selective oyster harvesting, to lessen the impact of climate change.
apnews.com
People in downpour and flooded streets

Mexico City floods meet an unlikely culprit: dog poop, hair, and the wrong bins

Mexico City's rainy season has smashed records, but clogged drains tell a different story. Behind flooded intersections lies a quieter culprit: plastic bags of dog waste and fist-sized tangles of pet hair, turning storms into neighborhood disasters.
latinamericanpost.com
landscape photography of trees and mountains with melting snow in the foreground

New Hampshire snowpack decline reveals hidden impacts on forests and water

New England residents know that snow is disappearing from our landscape, and scientists have proven that climate change is to blame. But the effects of snowpack decline go far beyond what’s visible.
newhampshirebulletin.com
a couple of people walking across a dry field

Syria's worst drought in decades pushes millions to the brink

A devastating drought has slashed Syria’s wheat harvests by 40%, pushing millions closer to food insecurity as bread prices soar and farmers abandon their land.

www.bbc.com
A man sitting at a desk with a laptop and computer printouts

Trump's call to end quarterly reports gets unlikely support from climate-conscious investors

A call by Donald Trump to ditch quarterly corporate reporting has received cautious support from an unlikely source: international investors pushing business to do more on longer-term sustainability issues, many lambasted by the U.S. president.
www.reuters.com
An aerial view of a rail yard with tracks and trains

Effort to curb Southern California rail yard pollution stalls under Trump

A landmark rule to cut toxic emissions from Southern California’s rail yards has been blocked under the Trump administration, leaving communities in the Inland Empire pushing state officials to take action.

capitalandmain.com
Marching for climate with sign: "There Is No Planet B"

It isn’t just the U.S. The whole world has soured on climate politics.

How do we think about the climate future, now that the era marked by the Paris Agreement has so utterly disappeared?
www.nytimes.com
An old oil pump jack in a dry field

New Mexico’s billion-dollar oilfield orphans

A recent report warns that bankrupt oil companies could leave New Mexico with up to $1.6 billion in cleanup costs, as orphaned wells and leaking tank batteries pile up.

capitalandmain.com
People watching remotely Montana youth climate lawsuit

Young climate activists who won landmark trial are challenging Trump's energy orders

Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are challenging President Donald Trump's energy agenda.
apnews.com
A satellite view of the gulf of mexico and the gulf of panama

Ocean current fails for first time in decades, prompting concern

The failure of the Gulf of Panama’s seasonal upwelling system has left scientists wondering what happens next.
www.usatoday.com
A deforested area with a cow walking across the grass

More deforestation leads to a drier dry season, Amazon study finds

In Brazil’s southern Amazonian region, where the notorious “arc of deforestation” has been expanding since the 1970s, forest loss is reshaping the region’s atmospheric water cycle.

news.mongabay.com
northern siberian tundra

The Siberian tundra is exploding. New research helps explain why.

Spontaneous gas explosions appear to be increasing in northern Russia because of climate change and some specific local conditions.
www.nytimes.com
Burned hillside with mountains in the background

How wildfires threaten B.C.’s drinking water

Communities from Cranbrook to Kelowna know fire can contaminate reservoirs as well as burn homes. Experts say protecting watersheds must become as urgent as protecting schools or hospitals.

thenarwhal.ca
Two hands holding a model of a house in their hands

How climate risks are putting home insurance out of reach

As climate-fueled hurricanes, floods, and wildfires grow more destructive, the U.S. home insurance industry is collapsing in high-risk regions.

e360.yale.edu
Reno street with casino at sunset

Extreme heat takes toll on Nevadans' health, pocketbooks

As rising temperatures drive up utility bills and heat-related illnesses, Nevada residents face growing health dangers and economic hardships, prompting lawmakers and advocates to push for stronger protections and sustainable solutions.

nevadacurrent.com
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