Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are very localized, even neighborhood-level warnings may seem like false alarms to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Addressing the hottest areas of Portland is what the Metro Council is trying to do with its Cooling Corridor project. The project studies the impacts of climate change and ...

When I published my first novel, Unregulated Militia, a few months back, readers commented how remarkably scary the fictional ...

The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition is exploring the connection between health and climate change, and wants to hear from the public.

The tragic news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it’s also been maddening — because so many lives could have ...

Minnesotans join thousands in Washington, D.C., for Citizens’ Climate Lobby Day, urging Congress to prioritize clean energy legislation.

CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she’d known since she was a child had been found dead on the steps of a church ...

Rethinking carbon taxes is necessary, even as they are presented as scientifically sound tools in the fight against climate ...

Australia's love affair with avocados is undeniable—but our brunch habits are at the mercy of a finicky fruit. If you've ever wondered why the price of an avocado can swing wildly from one year to the ...

As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, the built environment is increasingly vulnerable to climate-induced hazards, most notably flooding.

Climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation are pressing global challenges that are deeply interconnected. Unsustainable land use practices ...

It’s the latest in a long history of water rights disputes between the states that have been left increasingly dry by climate ...