As the risk of fires rises in areas once considered too wet to burn, it creates hazards for mountain communities and for…
A decade ago, solar power was a tiny sliver of the US energy supply. Today it’s expanding rapidly – and the Biden administration…
A fire scientist explains the risk of flying embers that can travel over a mile from a wildfire and how people can protect…
Aumenta la evidencia de que, a medida que el clima se calienta, la cantidad de precipitación de las fuertes tormentas está…
Maine and Oregon have enacted laws that require makers of consumer product packaging to pay for recycling or disposing of…
An atmospheric scientist and sailplane pilot describes why large areas of burned land can produce clouds and rainstorms.
Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades…
Hurricane Ida left the entire city of New Orleans in the dark and renewed discussion of burying power lines. But there’s…
Images of water gushing into subway stations filled social media following heavy rain in New York City. Solutions are at…
Evidence is mounting that, as the climate warms, the amount of rain falling in heavy storms is increasing, especially in…
Counter to what you might expect, events like the February cold wave that froze Texas can actually become more likely with…
Ida exploded from a weak hurricane to a powerful Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours, thanks to heat from an ocean eddy.…
By mimicking the human brain, autonomous drones could locate victims in hard-to-reach places and alert responders to their…
Here are some of the ways wildfire smoke particles or the inflammatory signals they cause could reach the brain and what…
The New Orleans region is likely to see a hurricane about every seven years and a major hurricane about every 20.
Biological control strategies curb pests using other species that attack the invader. A biologist explains why it can take…
The US is generating more electricity than ever from wind and solar power – but often it’s not needed at the time it’s…
A new attribution study finds human-caused climate change made Europe’s July floods more likely. What about Tennessee’s…
What kind of evidence does it require to get a widely used chemical banned? A professor of medicine and former state regulator…
Planting a massive number of trees can help slow climate change, but it is only part of the solution.