
Bold New Jersey Shore Flood Rules Could Be Blueprint for Entire U.S. Coast
Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods
Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods
Cuts to states’ use of Colorado River water are needed to prevent levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell from dropping below a critical point
Climate scientists are excited for the billions of dollars the Inflation Reduction Act will pour into fighting climate change but urge further action
Loss of wild species has reached a crisis level. Artificial intelligence can help but only if Indigenous partners have secure land rights
Catastrophic megafloods formerly happened about once every 100 to 200 years in California, but climate change has increased those odds
New research points to underwater waves that create cooler ocean areas in which coral can survive global warming
Hybridization isn’t as rare as you think, and it’s a tactic some animals can use to weather global warming
One study after another is coming to the same conclusion: the Arctic is heating up much faster than earlier research suggested
Climate experts praise the Inflation Reduction Act for focusing on emissions, clean energy and environmental justice but caution that much work remains
Emissions models can understate the difficulty of rapidly reducing carbon dioxide this decade
Scientists and medical experts weigh in on how to recognize the signs of heat-related illness and avoid the worst health impacts from increasingly intense heat waves
Only 2.3 percent of households in the 10 Kentucky counties that suffered devastating floods last month have flood policies, records show
Last-mile delivery by a small drone takes much less energy per package than delivery by diesel truck
Science in meter and verse
The inventor who introduced the Gaia hypothesis to environmental science leaves behind a rich legacy
July 2022 became one of the planet’s top three hottest Julys amid a summer of record-shattering heat for the Northern Hemisphere
The Senate’s passage of a monumental climate bill comes after decades of legislative defeats, but it is still an early step in drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Instead of scaling up renewable energy, researchers promote unproved ideas
Disasters so extreme that communities have not experienced anything like them before show the shortcomings of current preparedness plans
A warming climate, a unique topography and the legacy of coal mining have increased the odds of extreme flooding in Appalachia
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