Climate Change

A view of the globe centered on the eastern Pacific. The ocean is depicted in a swirl of oranges and reds, with an angry dark red streak crossing along the equator and then piling up against the coast of South America.

Climate ChangeJuly 8, 2026

Can we stop El Niño before it starts?

A controversial geoengineering proposal suggests that brightening clouds off South America could weaken a burgeoning El Niño, but major technical and ethical questions remain

Cody Cottier

A gray and white tiger shark seen with its teeth visible against a blue ocean background and above white seafloor sands

Climate ChangeJuly 8, 2026

Why more extreme rain could mean more shark bites

As rainfall intensifies with climate change, waste flushed out to sea could attract more sharks, putting beachgoers at risk

Sam Nichols

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A melting U.S. flag against a purple background

Climate ChangeJuly 3, 2026

July 4 heat wave would've been 'virtually impossible' in 1776

People in the U.S. experience more, and more intense, heat waves than the Founding Fathers would have

Andrea Thompson

Sea surface temperatures near the United States, appearing in bright red

Climate ChangeJuly 1, 2026

Global ocean temperatures are entering ‘uncharted territory,’ climate scientists say

Sea surface temperatures in late June reached nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit on average, shattering records

Jackie Flynn Mogensen

Sun setting between skyscrapers on 42nd street during Manhattanhenge

WeatherJune 30, 2026

New York City could see its hottest weather in more than a decade

Temperatures in New York City’s Central Park haven’t surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit since 2012; but that may be about to change

Jackie Flynn Mogensen

A map showing the eastern U.S. with most of the eastern half of the country in orange and red and swaths of the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast in purple.

WeatherJune 29, 2026

This July 4 is going to be dangerously hot for the East Coast. Here’s what to know

A prolonged, intense heat wave will make temperatures feel as hot as 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern U.S. this week

Andrea Thompson

People in bathing suits stand in a large knee-high pool with fountains and the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Climate ChangeJune 25, 2026

France just hit its hottest day ever recorded

Scorching temperatures across France rose to a record-breaking average 30 degrees on Wednesday

Jackie Flynn Mogensen

The upper body of a Golden Retriever dog with a confused look on its face.

AnimalsJune 24, 2026

Extreme heat is muddling animals’ brains—and even triggering aggression

As temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn

Marta Zaraska, Knowable Magazine

GeologyJune 16, 2026

Allie Balter-Kennedy

Exploring ice cores to foresee the effects of climate change

Claire Cameron

Public HealthJune 16, 2026

Colin Carlson

Explaining how climate change affects ecological diversity and human health

K. R. Callaway

Artificial IntelligenceJune 16, 2026

Dmitrii Kochkov

Making artificial-intelligence tools to predict what climate change will mean for extreme weather

Andrea Thompson

The EnvironmentJune 16, 2026

Michael E. Mann

The famed climatologist talks about how science in the U.S. is under attack

Andrea Thompson