Juneau residents face recurring glacial outburst floods that have damaged hundreds of homes in recent years. The city is using sophisticated online forecasts to give residents advance warning before annual floods return.

Earth’s atmosphere reached record water vapor levels in August, driven by global warming and El Niño conditions, increasing risks of extreme weather including intense rainfall and powerful storms.

A federal appeals court ruled the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to safe drinking water, rejecting a lawsuit from Jackson, Mississippi residents over lead contamination.

Former EPA officials warn that Trump’s administration has weakened pollution safeguards for data centers, potentially increasing health risks as the industry expands rapidly across the United States.

Recent UK heatwaves are prompting debate over whether homes need air conditioning and how to balance adaptation spending against carbon-cutting efforts as extreme heat intensifies.

Wildfires and heatwaves intensified by climate change are reversing air quality gains globally, according to a UN report, while creating harmful feedback loops affecting public health.

Scientists in Alaska are studying whether Arctic species can collectively adapt to climate change fast enough to preserve entire ecosystems, focusing on interconnected relationships between birds, fish, insects, and plants.

Scientists identify clean electricity as the highest-leverage solution for triggering cascading positive environmental change, alongside commodity supply chain reform and methane reduction strategies.

A new study finds climate feedback loops from thawing permafrost, wildfires, and wetlands could amplify global warming by 20-30% by century’s end, adding 0.2-0.4°C beyond current projections.

This meteorological summer was the hottest on record for the contiguous U.S., with 293 million Americans experiencing at least 30 days of dangerous heat exposure.

As Russia’s attacks devastate Ukraine’s centralized power grid, businesses and residents are increasingly turning to distributed solar energy systems that prove harder to destroy and offer greater resilience.

Brazil’s BR-319 highway through the Amazon is being asphalted after decades of delays, promising regional connectivity but raising concerns about deforestation and climate impacts.