Arizona’s water troubles show how climate change is reshaping the West
Jay Famiglietti moved to Arizona this year after a career using satellites to study how the worst drought in a millennium was sapping groundwater beneath...
Abnormal, dramatic surge in sea levels found along southern U.S. coast
Multiple new studies highlight a rate of sea-level rise that is "unprecedented in at least 120 years" along the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern U.S....
Another house collapses into the sea as this N.C. town erodes
The sea has claimed yet another oceanfront home in Rodanthe, N.C., where severe erosion has caused numerous beachfront homeowners to retreat.
The toll extreme weather took in the U.S. during 2022, by the numbers
2022 brought the latest reminder that extreme events, fueled in part by the warming planet, are growing more intense and costly. Here are some numbers...
Oceans are warming faster than ever. Here’s what could come next
The warming — which scientists said likely is irreversible through 2100 — is poised to continue, especially if humans fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Cost of climate change more than triple government estimates, study says
Each ton of carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere costs society $185 — more than triple the federal government's current figure, the analysis found.
‘They are not slowing down’: The rise of billion-dollar weather disasters in U.S. VIEW
The U.S. tracked 20 "billion-dollar" weather and climate disasters in 2021 — killing nearly 700 people and costing the nation an estimated $145 billion.
Video captures North Carolina beach home’s collapse into the ocean
The slow-moving storm's relentless pounding, combined with the effects of sea-level rise, is causing serious damage in a zone prone to the effects of climate...
A megafire raged in B.C. for 3 months. No one’s on the hook for its emissions VIEW
While Canada dutifully reports pollution figures, when it comes to formally accounting for its emissions, the Elephant Hill blaze and others like it aren't part...