Resilience
doctors doing surgery inside emergency room.

At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse

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.
kffhealthnews.org
an aerial view of a city with mountains in the background

The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix

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.

www.hcn.org
A person with a backpack is walking down a path in a tropical forest

Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024

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.

news.mongabay.com
A view of flooded buildings in a european or UK town

Rising sea levels threaten over 100 million buildings. Where does Europe stand?

Fossil fuel emissions need to be ‘curbed quickly’ to prevent millions of buildings from becoming a regular flood risk.
www.euronews.com
A group of people with backpacks and shovels engaging in a controlled burn in the woods

California residents embrace ‘controlled burns’ to mitigate wildfire risks

California once suppressed “controlled burns,” an Indigenous practice. Residents are now embracing it to reduce the growing threat of wildfire.

www.csmonitor.com
Jane Goodall, pioneering conservationist and primatologist

Jane Goodall, pioneering conservationist and primatologist, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
apnews.com
Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell

US hydropower is at a make-or-break moment

Gigawatts of clean energy are at stake as aging hydropower plants approach deadlines for relicensing — a yearslong, often extremely expensive process.
www.canarymedia.com
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Pope Leo calls for unity on climate at a divided moment

The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.
www.nytimes.com
Smiling people with signs marching in support of science.

Despite the Trump administration’s best efforts to suppress it, climate science is alive and well online

Hundreds of scientists worldwide are collaborating to combat misinformation by making accurate climate information widely available to the public.
insideclimatenews.org
Man splashing water on face for heat relief

Data from inside workers’ bodies shows how heat breaks save lives

Nearly half of Florida farmworkers’ bodies reached dangerous temperatures in one study — but short breaks pulled them back from the danger zone.
www.washingtonpost.com
a house on a flooded street with a bridge in the background

Fragile N.C. residents lose Medicaid support for food and housing

One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.

www.nytimes.com
A small pond with peatland surrounding it in a green landscape

What do fens do? Make peat, store water and help combat climate change

High in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, scientists and conservationists are working to restore rare peat-forming wetlands that store carbon, regulate water flow, and support unique ecosystems — but take centuries to rebuild once damaged.

www.hcn.org
a brown starfish laying on top of a rock

The long quest to uncover a sea star killing bacteria

Scientists say they’ve found the cause of a marine epidemic more than 10 years after it started. What took so long?
undark.org
A scientist standing in a stream holding a container with a water sample

Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers

Three U.S. Geological Survey climate adaptation centers covering nearly a third of the country face shutdown after Interior officials failed to approve renewed funding, leaving critical projects on wildfire risk, flooding, and wildlife management in limbo.

www.washingtonpost.com
coral reef with tropical fish

A turning point for the ocean: What the High Seas Treaty means

With more than 60 countries on board, the new international law will soon enter into force, ushering in the world’s first framework to conserve biodiversity across two-thirds of the ocean.
insideclimatenews.org
A view of green rice fields stretching into the distance

UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer

Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.
www.bbc.com
A smiling latino man standing next to a metal gate

US Latinos mobilize to monitor – and improve – local air quality: ‘We have to fix it’

Across the US, Latino residents are installing air quality sensors at homes, churches, and businesses to track pollution that disproportionately harms their neighborhoods—even as Trump’s EPA rolls back regulations meant to protect public health.

www.theguardian.com
aerial view of Louisiana Delta

As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first attempt sparks warnings and regret

Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises.

floodlightnews.org
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