Climate Change
Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters
After weeks at 100 degrees F, the drought and heat wave in Texas are taking their toll
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Weather
How Hurricanes Jova and Lee Rapidly Exploded into Category 5 Storms
Within days of each other, Hurricane Jova in the Pacific and Hurricane Lee in the Atlantic rapidly ballooned into Category 5 storms
Climate Change
Carbon in the Oceans Is Altering the Micro-Fabric of Life
Humans are feeding the invisible world of ocean microbes a punishing diet of pollutants, boosting the impact of climate change and hastening the destruction of life as we know it
Climate Change
Nearly 500 Neighborhoods Prone to Climate Disasters Will Get Extra Money for Resilience
U.S. census tracts with high exposure to climate impacts will get extra federal funds to build resilience
Climate Change
Half the World’s Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer
Nearly every person on the planet saw high temperatures that were made at least twice as likely by climate change this summer
Climate Change
As Heat Waves Worsen, Federal Aid Is Insufficient to Fund Cooling Needs
Many states prioritize using money from a federal energy assistance program for low-income people to defray energy costs for heating rather than cooling bills
Climate Change
The U.S. Undercounts Climate-Driven Deaths
The full death toll from extreme heat waves, hurricanes and other climate-related disasters often isn’t revealed until weeks, months or even years after an event occurs
Climate Change
What Do Climate Scientists Tell Their Kids about the Future?
Doom and gloom or realism and hope? Here’s how six climate experts describe the future to their young children
Weather
Working in Extreme Heat Is Dangerous. We Must Make It Safer
Extreme heat is becoming more common across the U.S. The federal government and employers owe workers better safety measures
Endangered Species
A Bold Attempt to Save Wild Ocelots from Extinction
Researchers will inseminate female ocelots in zoos with sperm from the few remaining wild ocelots, then train kittens for the wild
