The scarlet monkeyflower's ability to keep pace with a punishing drought signals some plants can adapt quickly to climate extremes.
Impacts
Home insurance is buckling under climate risk and construction trends. Find out how your state fares.
Parish lawsuits, including one in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the state’s vanishing marshes.
A collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica would sharply accelerate sea-level rise in coastal cities.
Temperatures up to 35°F above normal could exceed 100°F in Southern California, with warm nights heightening the risk of heat illness and death.
Parts of the Southern and Northeastern U.S. faced tornado threats this week. Scientists are trying to parse out the climate links in changing tornado activity.
Warming winters are making ice thinner and less predictable, leading to more drownings as people fall through while fishing, hunting, and recreating on frozen waters.
In just one year, Trump has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted fossil fuel forecasts, and sought to silence an island nation.
Physical inactivity rises alongside temperature. A study in The Lancet projected up to 520,000 additional deaths by 2050 and $2.59 billion in annual productivity losses.
The war in Iran has exposed the dangers of relying on volatile oil and gas markets, UN climate secretary Simon Stiell says.
Kitimat is on track to house one of the world’s largest export facilities. But ocean waters are rising.
California’s insurer of last resort is meant for high fire risk properties but homeowners in areas unlikely to burn are now being forced into the plan.
A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.
Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.
Soaring temperatures are fueling the demise of Austria's glaciers, with 'vast implications' for drinking water, power generation, infrastructure and more.
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.
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