In southwest Madagascar, a community-led project is sinking limestone “starter” reefs to restore fish without restricting fishing. The experiment aims to bolster food security and track health gains as climate change and overfishing strain some of the planet’s most biodiverse reefs.
Resilience
A year after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina communities that exhausted their budgets on storm cleanup and recovery are still waiting for FEMA reimbursement.
Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult to create. AI could turn that around.
Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost.
President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening.
In general, people are moving to safer homes after disasters, but the vast majority are selling, meaning someone else is now taking on that risk. Buyout programs can help.
Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged Texas county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.
José Gualinga discusses his Kichwa People of Sarayaku’s visionary Living Forest Declaration and the importance of collaborating across cultures and areas of expertise.
Scientists are using drones and photogrammetry to track how climate change is affecting whales’ health, growth, and reproduction. By analyzing aerial images, researchers can spot pregnancy trends and size changes in right whales and orcas, providing critical early insights into population declines.
The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate.
Houston’s Fifth Ward harnesses the sun to power homes and new beginnings for returning citizens as federal support for climate justice programs wavers.
Using Google’s Flood Hub, nonprofit trial program sends early warning and unconditional cash to workers. What were the results?
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump administration’s cuts leave the nation less prepared.
The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix
08 October
Arizona’s 2023 moratorium on new groundwater-reliant subdivisions has frozen massive master-planned projects on Phoenix’s fringes, sharpening a political fight that pits housing affordability against long-term water security.
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost about 992,000 hectares of tree cover in 2024, with more than 30% of losses inside protected areas.
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