
Visualizing Climate Disasters’ Surprising Cascading Effects
See how climate disasters cause rippling effects far beyond the initial event

Visualizing Climate Disasters’ Surprising Cascading Effects
See how climate disasters cause rippling effects far beyond the initial event

AI’s Climate Impacts May Hit Marginalized People Hardest
A Brookings Institution report warns that energy-hungry artificial intelligence tech will worsen the climate crisis


Why New Liquified Natural Gas Infrastructure Is on Hold
A Biden administration review of natural gas exports could show the U.S. was relying on outdated assumptions about gas’s impact on renewable energy and carbon pollution

Glacier Meltwater Destroys Precious Climate Data in the Alps
Rising temperatures are melting an area of the Swiss Alps where scientists have been working to collect centuries-old ice cores that contain evidence of past environmental conditions

The Roman Empire’s Worst Plagues Were Linked to Climate Change
Changes in the climate may have caused disruptions to Roman society that manifested as disease outbreaks, researchers have found

Climate Disasters Prompt Another Home Insurance Company to Leave a State
The Hartford Financial Services Group is the latest insurer to say it won’t offer new policies to homeowners in California

Climate Concern Grows Nationwide, Even in Some Republican States
A national survey shows Americans are increasingly worried about global warming. But partisan politics continues to drive a wedge between red and blue states

Turning Doctors into Climate Health Advocates Is Good for Patients
Harvard researchers found that most doctors and nurses who took a course in community organizing believed they could help combat climate change’s negative impacts on health

Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding—Here’s How 100 U.S. Cities Rank
A new index scores U.S. cities by the amount of land they provide for parking. Sunbelt cities top the list

Missing Russian Data Is Harming Arctic Research at a Critical Time
Russia makes up nearly half the terrestrial Arctic, but global collaboration with researchers there has ground to a halt since the invasion of Ukraine

Extreme Cold Snaps Could Get Worse as Climate Warms
Climate instability could be distorting the polar vortex, causing cold air outbreaks

Ice Fishing Turns Deadly as World Warms
Record warmth last December and balmy temperatures in early January have turned lake ice in Minnesota into a death trap. Fatalities, injuries and rescues are piling up