Texas Flood Forecasts Were Accurate but Not Sufficient to Save Lives
The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the early-morning flash floods along the Guadalupe River
Magma Pulses Are Tearing Africa Apart
Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones meet in East Africa
A Thought Experiment Reveals the Fingerprints of Climate Change Came Early
Climate change left its signature on the atmosphere early in the industrial revolution, reveals a thought experiment investigation
Republicans’ Megabill Will Put U.S. Climate Goals Out of Reach
Four research firms project that the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and likely put U.S. and global climate goals out of reach
Top Website for Crucial U.S. Climate Information Goes Dark
Links to the U.S.’s most comprehensive climate reports—the National Climate Assessments—disappeared from the Internet on Monday, along with the official government website that houses them
See Earth’s Forests as Never Before in Biomass Satellite’s First Images
New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems
Rocks in Canada Are Confirmed as World’s Oldest
In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim
Talking to the Host of Drilled about the Legal Battles around Standing Rock
Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, sued the nonprofit Greenpeace over alleged conspiracy—the host of Drilled explains why
Hurricane Forecasters Lose Crucial Satellite Data, with Serious Implications
Microwave satellite data are key to capturing major changes in a hurricane’s strength, such as when a storm undergoes rapid intensification. But a main source of those data is being abruptly shut off
Heat Domes Are Hotter and Lingering Longer—Because of the Arctic
A rapidly warming Arctic is driving long-lasting summer extremes, such as this month’s sweltering temperatures, new research suggests
Keep your home cool in extreme heat using five science-backed strategies
Here are science-backed tips to keep your home cool, from the most efficient way to use air conditioning to strategic uses of fans
AI Could Be Harnessed to Cut More Emissions Than It Creates
Power-hungry AI and associated data centers could make the grid cleaner, eventually cutting more climate-change-causing emissions than they produce