Impacts

From temperature changes to snowmelt, unpredictable weather made it hard to train for the 2026 Labrador Winter Games.

Rising temperatures are increasing the danger of heat-related illness among student athletes, pushing states to adopt new safety rules.

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter, forcing the state's largest city to run an expensive nitrate removal system.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered fuel shortages, food disruptions, and a resurgence of coal use, hitting billions of people, especially in poorer countries.

Two new analyses of media and social posts reveal some unexpected twists — climate advocates warn of crisis while offering optimism, and skeptics lean on "science."

Commercial vessels are deploying high-tech sensors to map a shifting sea, providing critical data for scientists and some help for the industry.
The plaintiffs are asking for the entire Texas prison system to be air-conditioned by the end of 2029 in a trial that is expected to last two weeks.

Roughly 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans.

Western communities face a dangerously dry summer as record heat melts snow, threatening drinking water and increasing wildfire risk.

Human-caused climate change has fueled extreme weather events in West Africa, causing cocoa production to plummet.

Unseasonably warm temperatures and record-low snowfall across the U.S. West are forcing ski resorts to close early, bulldoze snow onto runs, and contend with dwindling visitors.

Analyzing lessons learned over decades of fighting back the ocean is critical as the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel wraps up its ongoing study of the effects of permanent beach erosion control structures such as seawalls and jetties.
Scientists say cleaner air from reduced ozone pollution may be key to avoiding a global hunger spike.
Military strikes, drought, and a legacy of overpumping are driving Iran’s fragile food and water system to the brink.
Fur seal die-offs in the Pribilof Islands, attributed to algal toxins, are part of a trend affecting people who depend on the Bering Sea.

Farmers in two very different parts of the world are experiencing similar impacts from climate change, including extreme weather and emerging livestock diseases.

Recycling the copper and steel of old oil rigs into wind and solar infrastructure could cut billions of tons of emissions — and save $11 trillion.

A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an ‘alarming’ view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystems.

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