Public Health
“Flesh Eating” Bacteria May Be Spreading to Beaches Once Thought Off-Limits
The bacteria, which normally live in warmer waters, have caused infections in waters near Delaware and New Jersey
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EARTH
Pace of Heat Records Will Pick Up with Warming
If greenhouse gases are not curbed, 60 percent of the world will set monthly records by century’s end
Climate Change
Not All Military Bases Plan for Warming, Watchdog Finds
The Defense Department recognizes the risks posed by climate change, but needs to do more to protect its facilities
Climate Change
Creeping toward Permanent Drought
Both trees and climate models are telling us the same frightening story
Natural Disasters
Watch a Raging Forest Fire Surround You in 360 Degrees
Nightmarish spherical videos, shot from the center of an inferno, demonstrate how they spread
Climate Change
EPA Head Targets “Worst-Case” Climate Scenarios
Administrator Wheeler has called such projections unrealistic, but experts say they are most in line with current emissions trends
Environment
Climate Change Sends Great Lakes Water Levels Seesawing
Six years ago, lake levels were low, now lakeside communities face widespread flooding
Policy
White House Climate Review Could Damage Careers, Scientists Warn
Concerns mount over reports that federal researchers could be compelled to participate in the controversial exercise
Climate Change
Meeting Climate Targets Would Prevent Thousands of U.S. Deaths
Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 or 2˚C would reduce deaths during future heat waves
Policy
What Long-Awaited Disaster Funding Does—and Does Not—Include
The Department of Defense was the biggest benefactor, with money going to rebuild bases
Beto O’Rourke and Climate Change
His proposal, despite some dubious rhetoric, offers ideas that can advance the conversation
Urgent Climate Action Could Prevent Many Heat-Related Deaths
Extreme hot temperatures will kill thousands in major U.S. cities unless new policies manage to limit warming
Climate Change
Climate Change Is a Fourfold Tragedy
The “tragedy of the commons” is only one of them
Climate Change
Yes, Climate Change Is Making Severe Weather Worse
Recent disasters show how climate change is making winter storms, flooding rains and summer heat waves more extreme
Climate Change
Planned Changes to EPA Pollution Analyses Align with Industry Requests
New rules would reduce the tallied benefits of regulations compared to costs
Natural Disasters
Stronger, Wetter, Slower: How Hurricanes Will Change
Experts show how 22 recent hurricanes would be different if they formed near the end of this century
As Alaska Warms, Wildfires Pose a Growing Threat
But improvements in climate models can lead to better fire forecasts
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Climate Change
Mass Puffin Die-Off May Be Linked to Climate Change
Rising ocean temperatures and melting ice are disrupting the birds’ food sources
Environment
“Tug-of-War” between Air Pollution and CO2 Masks Warming’s Impacts
Rising pollution in Asia is contributing to weaker monsoons, the opposite of what is expected with climate change
Climate Change
We Can’t Solve Climate Change without Nuclear Power
Renewable energy, carbon-capture technologies, efficiency measures, reforestation and other steps are important—but they won’t get us there
