Climate Change

Compound events in which coastal flooding and heat waves occur at the same time are happening more often as the planet warms

The U.S. needs to vastly increase taxpayer spending on direct carbon removal technology to meet President Biden’s climate goals, the Rhodium Group says

The European Court of Human Rights found that climate change is a human rights issue, providing a blueprint for Europeans to force their governments to tackle rising temperatures

In 1958 Betty Friedan wrote an article that changed science journalism—and her career

Longer growing seasons and increased pollen production driven by climate change could be aggravating your seasonal allergy symptoms

Books are becoming a key part of disaster recovery, helping toddlers—and their parents—cope with increasing hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires

The depiction of the climate crisis as a cliff—once we fall off the edge, it’s game over—is nonsense

A solar geoengineering experiment in San Francisco could lead to brighter clouds that reflect sunlight. The risks are numerous

As much as 85 percent of U.S. emissions of sulfuryl fluoride—a rare greenhouse gas and common pesticide used to treat termites—comes from California

U.S. landfills emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the Environmental Protection Agency, often in concentrated plumes

Countries from Sierra Leone to Mexico are looking for low-cost, easy ways to protect residents from extreme heat, such as planting shade trees and setting up warning systems

Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s spruce and fir forests are rebounding from overlogging and acid rain but may be no match for higher temperatures