After the storm, the mold: Warming is worsening another costly disaster VIEW
While the extent of America’s mold problem is difficult to assess, there is consensus that climate change and more intense heat, rainfall and flooding are...
Heavy rain could cause toxic waste spills at industrial sites in Ian’s path
Heavy rainfall and high winds from Hurricane Ian could cause some of Florida’s industrial sites to spill dangerous contaminants into local waterways, environmentalists warned Wednesday.
Satellite images show dangerously low water levels in Lake Mead
In 2000, Lake Mead was full of deep, midnight-blue water that flooded the banks of the rivers that fed it. But 20 years later, it...
A whale feeding frenzy in Antarctica points to a conservation success
Researchers in the Antarctic have witnessed the return of large numbers of fin whales to the waters that once made up their historic feeding grounds
New research shows how health risks to children mount as temperatures rise
The research adds to a growing body of evidence of the dangers that heat poses to vulnerable populations, including children and adolescents. Children suffer the...
Major climate action at stake in fight over twin bills pending in Congress
Biden’s plan to try to fortify the U.S. against extreme weather and cut carbon emissions -- the most significant climate action ever taken by the...
Wildfire smoke may be linked to hundreds of COVID deaths and thousands of cases, study finds
Exposure to wildfire smoke during last summer’s wildfire season could be associated with thousands of additional coronavirus infections as well as hundreds of deaths, potentially...
Why record-breaking overnight temperatures are so concerning
Unusually hot summer nights can lead to a significant number of deaths, according to climate scientists and environmental epidemiologists, because they take away people’s ability...
Climate change batters the West before summer even begins
Global warming, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, has been heating up and drying out the American West for years. Now the region is...