Changing Climate

The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat

The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

With a wildfire no longer threatening Lake Tahoe, residents, tourists and scientists drawn to its clean alpine air, clear blue waters and fragrant pine trees now wonder about the long-term effects that remain.

Scientists say the Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica.

The report called efforts by the U.S., the EU, Germany and Japan “insufficient” and more in line with global warming of 3 degrees Celsius, opposed to the goal of 1.5 degrees

The Caldor Fire swept through three counties in Northern California. This week, it finally slowed and allowed fire officials to lift or downgrade evacuation orders for many of the 43,000 people who fled their homes with only a few minutes to gather their belongings.

The United States had its hottest summer on record this year, narrowly edging out the previous milestone that was set 85 years ago during the Dust Bowl.

The White House says the $10 billion program would address both jobs and climate change as young adults find work installing solar panels, planting trees, digging irrigation ditches and boosting outdoor recreation.

Sharks and rays have seen declines in their populations since 2014 and more and more are now threatened with extinction.

A new study finds that the warming of the Arctic due to climate change has increased the number of polar vortex outbreaks, when frigid air from the far north bathes the central and eastern United States in killer cold.

Many people are asking why no one foretold of the deadly ramifications of Hurricane Ida’s remnants in the Northeast, but some did.

An intergovernmental conference has taken early steps toward drawing up an agreement to curb plastic pollution and marine litter around the world.

A new report from the United Nations weather agency finds the world is getting several times more weather disasters than in the 1970s