
Largest Forest Restoration in U.S. History Aims to Shrink Wildfires
High hopes and high tensions surround the test project in Arizona
High hopes and high tensions surround the test project in Arizona
Combating chemical poison aflatoxin hinges on boosting fungal growth on African crops
Lack of rain has reduced access to clean water and undermined effective hygiene, putting children's lives at risk
Despite the work of conservationists, poaching and habitat destruction are still major problems in North Sumatra
The U.S. flood insurance program has inaccurate elevation data about many high-risk homes that enjoy discounted premiums
As enormous peat bogs dry they are more prone to burn, releasing lots of carbon
During extreme heat in India, the populations that were reported to perish in highest numbers were the very poor, elderly, outdoor laborers and homeless, likely with preexisting health problems and a lack of access to relief...
Sea breezes brought lower temperatures on Friday to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan...
The problems are as much structural and systemic as they are natural
A heat wave has killed nearly 800 people in Pakistan's financial hub of Karachi and piled pressure on a beleaguered provincial government
A study links extreme heat waves and cold snaps to changes in the way the atmosphere moves
In recent decades, Alaska has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the U.S.
Weatherization and other energy-efficiency efforts may not be worth the cost, according to a new study
Searchers with rescue dogs combed through a large lake resort west of Chicago on Tuesday, looking for people who might be trapped after a tornado toppled trailers and RVs
Check out these amazing weather photos from a NOAA contest
Check out these amazing weather photos from a NOAA contest
A new study suggests that mentioning climate change causes contrarians to withhold charitable giving
Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions
Tweets can provide real-time flood maps
NASA satellites show that aquifers are rapidly depleting and hold less water than expected
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