What Is ‘Fire Weather,’ and Why Is It Getting Worse?
A new study of the American West shows that climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy—the perfect conditions for deadly wildfires. ..
A new study of the American West shows that climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy—the perfect conditions for deadly wildfires. ..
Overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change are driving species collectively known as chondrichthyan fishes toward a global crisis. ..
Deadly flooding in and around New York City dramatizes the risks to infrastructure that wasn’t built to handle warmer, wetter climate. ..
Urban areas soak up the sun’s energy, dramatically raising temperatures. In the hurricane’s aftermath, Louisiana is sweltering without AC. ..
Hurricane Ida and California wildfires are two sides of the same coin: On a warmer planet, it’s getting harder to evacuate from extreme events. ..
An experimental textile called metafabric is designed to cool down the wearer and reduce the need for air-conditioning. ..
People along the desert’s border are building a kind of circular plot called a tolou keur to keep the soil fertile and to slow desertification. ..
Fires are supposed to reset ecosystems, paving the way for new growth. But human meddling and climate change have turned them into monsters. ..
An activist coalition is pressuring firms to stop promoting fossil fuel companies—some of which have advertised oil and gas as “climate friendly.” ..
The worst 5 percent of energy producers account for almost 75 percent of the sector’s emissions. ..