Anthropocene

Heat Wave Yago is baking Seville, Spain, the first city in the world to introduce a heat wave naming and ranking system

A “heat dome” is parked over Texas and Mexico and is sending temperatures soaring to record—and potentially deadly—levels

NOAA precipitation estimates that engineers and planners use to design bridges, roads and other infrastructure are decades out of date because of climate change

Young Montanans put their state on trial for its contributions to climate change. Here are five takeaways from the proceedings as we await the judge’s ruling

Human depletion of groundwater has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more than four centimeters per year

Young people suing Montana to take action on climate change are ready to wrap up their arguments in a first-of-its-kind trial. The state takes the stand next week

Satellite monitoring of air quality could help reduce premature death from smoke exposure

New research finds that the area burned by wildfires during summer in California has increased fivefold since 1971 because of more arid conditions caused by climate change

Ontario and Quebec could see wildfires grow more intense and frequent as a changing climate brings unusually hot and dry conditions

Wildfire smoke not only contains dangerous-to-breathe particles but also can react with urban air pollution to create toxic ozone

Most of the eastern U.S. has been swathed in smoke billowing off more than 400 wildfires across Canada

The nation’s first climate trial, led by kids, will open on Monday in Montana but could have ramifications outside the state’s borders