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As the UN meets in New York, progress and energy around the Sustainable Development Goals is dwindling at the worst possible time.
Devastating photos reveal how an extreme heat wave is wrecking Florida’s coral reef.
The bolder, narrower message of the climate movement, explained.
E-bikes are cleaner and safer. So why aren’t we using them?
The coastal city wants to build its way out of climate change. Is that smart?
These monkeys, reptiles, and birds don’t belong in Florida. Should we kick them out?
Some types of air pollution slow global warming — but at the cost of millions of deaths a year.
An extreme heat wave has pushed Florida’s reef to the brink — and burned up years worth of progress.
The death toll is a tragedy decades in the making.
Geothermal’s “breakthrough,” and the challenges ahead, explained.
Wildfires, hurricanes, and extreme heat used to follow seasonal rules. They increasingly don’t.
Climate change is expanding the list of areas at risk for the worst wildfires.
If you love nature, consider not driving in it.
People might be still trapped under debris in Morocco. Here’s how they could be saved.
A massive quake near Marrakesh on Friday night has killed more than 2,100.
Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, and Australia had heat waves in the past few months. Now spring begins.
The first international climate change stocktake says trying is not enough.
Companies like ConocoPhillips are banking on a future filled with oil.
Invasive species cost hundreds of billions each year. But the division between “alien” and “native” isn’t so clear.
Building a temporary city of 80,000 people in the desert is actually bad for the planet.
These marine predators have a few clever tricks to survive storms like Idalia.
“Agricultural exceptionalism,” explained.
A climate psychologist explains how we’ve moved beyond hope, anger, and complacency toward something more promising.
Can the weakened presidential candidate weather crises at home?
Even traditionally wet states are experiencing unprecedented wildfires.
Several factors put Idalia on track to rival damage from previous deadly hurricanes.
This decision is radioactive, even by the very low standards of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
It’s hot and only getting hotter. Could this be the next big labor battle?
The party’s tactics to deny and deflect reality are more polarizing than ever.
After years of extreme drought, the Western US has finally caught a break. But it may be a short one.
The storm has caused significant flooding, power outages, and rock and mudslides in the Southwest, with more to potentially come.
The social ties keeping Lahaina fed in the wake of disaster.
FEMA’s role in the Maui wildfire response, climate-fueled disasters, and other questions answered.
Including how you can help.
Technology improves over time, but it’s hard to know what that means when it comes to calculating the social cost of carbon.
The average American probably doesn’t know about all the free money in the Inflation Reduction Act.
The heir to the incandescent bulb is just getting started.
The unprecedented ruling in Montana could signal a changing tide.
A large hurricane, drought, and perhaps even invasive grasses have fueled the devastating fires in Hawaii.
Oceans are at record high temperatures, but El Niño is keeping a lid on tropical storms in the Atlantic.