Impacts

Colorado lawmakers will once again consider a bill to place protections for people who work in extreme heat or cold, this time offering a phased approach.

The Colorado River water crisis isn't hitting everyone equally — century-old water laws mean that some communities face existential threats while others remain secure.

Oil and gasoline prices are rising as the war in Iran intensifies and other global conflicts affect supply. That means pain at the pump for drivers filling up with gas.
King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.
An analysis of dozens of previously published studies reveals people systematically underestimate their own vulnerability to climate threats.
From Altadena to Alabama, Black families learn the real catastrophe starts after the disaster, when insurers decide who is worth saving.

A new study shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases.

A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.
New attribution research shows how extra heat in the atmosphere can turn thunderstorms into factories for dangerous, softball-size hail.
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can boost the snowpack, a critical source of water in the West.

Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off each other.

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.
Nearly a dozen states are suing the oil and gas industry over climate. The fossil fuel industry is pushing back.
Shell Beach, where generations have made a living from the marshes, is battling rising waters and environmental degradation. That doesn’t stop efforts to save it.
It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.
A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters.
Though tech companies are secretive about water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of its supply.
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