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Efforts to green buildings and encourage public transit could unintentionally price out low-income residents

The research narrows the range for how much Earth’s average temperature may rise if CO₂ levels are doubled

Dramatic increases in storm-prone areas will complicate evacuation, sheltering and recovery efforts

The Clean Air Act would be a key avenue for pursuing more stringent emissions reductions

Commercial planes and ships usually gather valuable data to feed into weather models

The aim is to reduce the carbon intensity of operations, but critics say the plan does not go far enough

The city was initially slow to change after the disaster killed 739 people, but is now a model for heat preparedness

Fifteen communities set records for the number of days with such floods last year

The torpedo-shaped ocean gliders can survive in stormy seas and can glean information satellites cannot

As utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires, more homeowners are looking to install battery backup systems

There is a 24 percent chance that global average temperature could surpass that mark in the next five years

Climate action today will take decades to manifest in global temperatures because of “climate inertia”

Mussels in the lakes, themselves invasive species, may not be able to outcompete Asian carp for food, as previously thought

The significant growth in such properties has come despite billions spent to protect them

The company recently overruled its scientific fact-checking group, which had flagged information as misleading

Such a system could bypass the fiber-optic cables that can be severed when storms down utility poles

Systemic inequities such as credit scores mean Black home and business owners receive fewer federal relief loans than white ones

The new analysis could help property owners, municipalities and financial institutions better prepare for future inundation

Much of the warming is linked to natural climate cycles happening thousands of miles away in the tropics

The state aims to replace diesel trucks, which contribute to greenhouse gases and smog, with electric vehicles

Whether these plumes—which can dampen hurricane activity and irritate lungs—will become more common with warming is unclear

Newer models show more future warming than previous ones, and it may be due to how they incorporate clouds

Ancient ice and sediment samples show that extensive sea ice in the past helped halt the rise of carbon dioxide

Financial incentives and support for more public charging stations will be necessary to boost electric vehicle use