
How the Senate Climate Bill Will Boost Clean Energy
The surprise climate bill’s electricity provisions would help the U.S. surge toward its emissions reduction goals
The surprise climate bill’s electricity provisions would help the U.S. surge toward its emissions reduction goals
A surprise breakthrough on climate and energy legislation revives President Biden's environmental commitments by outlining large emissions reductions
Blistering temperatures were ranked as a Category 3—the most severe tier—in Seville, Spain’s new heat wave system
Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under heat advisories over the weekend
Fiery tests can assess new prototypes of portable shelters, the last line of defense for wildland firefighters
An atmospheric scientist explains how large, persistent bends in the jet stream can bake a region for days
As Americans have increasingly experienced extreme weather events, their perception of climate change has shifted, survey results show
As heat waves become longer and more common, communities have to prepare—and prepare to fail
President Joe Biden announced plans to expand offshore wind development and climate resilience funding for communities
Extreme heat events such as the record-setting conditions in Europe are growing more frequent and more intense as the climate warms
Population growth, climate change and the urban heat island effect are combining to put more people at risk
Senator Joe Manchin has said he will not support climate provisions in the major spending bill before Congress just as the country faces heat waves, drought and floods exacerbated by rising temperatures...
A study of healthy volunteers found that the combination of heat and humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize
Events with extreme temperatures and humidity are occurring twice as often now as they were 40 years ago
Heat in France, Spain, Italy and the U.K. is exacerbating drought and wildfires and threatening human health
As the world warms, forests are becoming less resilient in the face of fires, droughts and other disruptive events
Mammoth redwood trees have evolved along with fire, but humans are disrupting that delicate balance
The Clean Air Act, now undermined by the Supreme Court, exemplifies how the U.S. government once tackled “major questions”—and could again
Rising temperatures and more frequent wildfires are taking a grim toll on human health
The future of these guardians of the forest, some thousands of years old, is not assured
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