Climate

The United States has taken action to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas production.

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.

Although there’s no storm-specific attribution research yet, Friday’s flooding in New York City matches the pattern of what we expect from climate change. National Climate Reporter Chase Cain explains the connection between extreme rainfall and climate change.

President Joe Biden announced the formation of the American Climate Corps through an executive order, creating at least 20,000 jobs aimed at fighting climate change. The initiative was not passed by Congress, but a national poll shows 83% of Americans support it. National Climate Reporter Chase Cain shows us what the new climate workers will do and how the program...

An estimated 39 million homes and businesses in the United States could soon face skyrocketing insurance premiums — if they can even find insurance coverage at all. That’s according to a new report from First Street Foundation, which warns that this “insurance bubble” could lead to a costly, widespread housing crisis coast-to-coast.

Summer 2023 broke heat records across the globe but climate experts say it could be the coolest summer we experience for the rest of our lives.

Economists calculate that the world’s corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for what they put out.

Temperatures have been 1.5 degrees warmer than pre-industrial times for a record 16 days in July.

As big-name homeowners insurance companies pack up and leave, customers are forced to pay higher premiums for the few insurance options that remain.

The environmental group Ocean Conservancy has seen it all when it comes to beach trash, but there are some items that turn up with striking regularity during the group’s annual global beach cleanup events. Here are the top items found in California.

Extreme drought was wiped out in California after a series of winter storms that brought rain and snow to California, boosting the state’s vital snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report.

The term “bomb cyclone” describes a storm that’s rapidly intensifying. The weather event happens when the atmospheric pressure of the storm drops 24-millibar (the unit that measures atmospheric pressure) in 24 hours.

Some Californians are being asked to only leave the house if necessary as the state braces for worsening storm conditions.

Meteorologist Kari Hall details what to expect as another powerful storm moves through the Bay Area. The latest in the Microclimate Forecast.

Record temperatures in Europe this summer have disrupted transportation, displaced thousands of people and resulted in hundreds of heat-related deaths.

Have you been bitten by a mosquito lately or do you see them sticking around even longer in your neighborhood? It’s a trend that’s been slowly rising over the past 10 years in the Bay Area. 

Have you been bitten by a mosquito lately or do you see them sticking around even longer in your neighborhood? It’s a trend that’s been slowly rising over the past 10 years in the Bay Area. Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri reports.

The British government was holding an emergency response meeting to plan for record high temperatures next week after authorities issued their first-ever “red” warning for extreme heat.