Climate Change
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
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Climate Change
How the Senate Climate Bill Could Slash Emissions by 40 Percent
A surprise breakthrough on climate and energy legislation revives President Biden's environmental commitments by outlining large emissions reductions
Climate Change
‘Zoe’ Becomes the World’s First Named Heat Wave
Blistering temperatures were ranked as a Category 3—the most severe tier—in Seville, Spain’s new heat wave system
Climate Change
Extreme Heat Breaks Daily Records across the Northeast
Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under heat advisories over the weekend
Engineering
How to Make Sure Wildfire Shelters Save Firefighters’ Lives
Fiery tests can assess new prototypes of portable shelters, the last line of defense for wildland firefighters
Weather
What Is a Heat Dome?
An atmospheric scientist explains how large, persistent bends in the jet stream can bake a region for days
Climate Change
Large Majority of Americans Blame Warming for Extreme Weather
As Americans have increasingly experienced extreme weather events, their perception of climate change has shifted, survey results show
Climate Change
The Slow Bake of Our Infrastructure
As heat waves become longer and more common, communities have to prepare—and prepare to fail
Policy
Biden Vows to Take More White House Action on Climate Change
President Joe Biden announced plans to expand offshore wind development and climate resilience funding for communities
Climate Change
U.K. Shatters Heat Record Three Times in a Matter of Hours
Extreme heat events such as the record-setting conditions in Europe are growing more frequent and more intense as the climate warms
Climate Change
Risk of Dangerous Heat Exposure Is Growing Quickly in Cities
Population growth, climate change and the urban heat island effect are combining to put more people at risk
Politics
Climate-Focused Bill Collapses as U.S. Is Pummeled by Major Climate Impacts
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...
Climate Change
How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body?
A study of healthy volunteers found that the combination of heat and humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize
Climate Change
Heat and Humidity Are Already Reaching the Limits of Human Tolerance
Events with extreme temperatures and humidity are occurring twice as often now as they were 40 years ago
Climate Change
With Record-Breaking Heat, Europe Glimpses Its Climate Future
Heat in France, Spain, Italy and the U.K. is exacerbating drought and wildfires and threatening human health
Climate Change
It’s Getting Harder for Forests to Recover from Disasters
As the world warms, forests are becoming less resilient in the face of fires, droughts and other disruptive events
Conservation
Meet the Giant Sequoia, the ‘Super Tree’ Built to Withstand Fire
Mammoth redwood trees have evolved along with fire, but humans are disrupting that delicate balance
Climate Change
The Clean Air Act Is a Model for Protections We Need More Than Ever
The Clean Air Act, now undermined by the Supreme Court, exemplifies how the U.S. government once tackled “major questions”—and could again
Public Health
When Heat Waves Meet Air Pollution, Death Risks Rise Substantially
Rising temperatures and more frequent wildfires are taking a grim toll on human health
Conservation
Wildfires Are Putting Giant Sequoias at Existential Risk
The future of these guardians of the forest, some thousands of years old, is not assured
