United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution
The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet…
Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic’s ‘Sea Change’
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower…
One way to protect coral reefs? Bring back seabirds
Coral reefs are facing increasing threats around the globe. But on a remote Pacific island, scientists have found that reefs…
Super El Niño is here. What’s so super about it?
This year, federal forecasters say the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. Here's what you need…
Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone —…
The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño
The Pacific Ocean has had an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic hasn't recorded a single full-blown…
Years after storms, clean-up crews meticulously separate the sentimental from the wreckage
Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite objects with disaster survivors. The work can take years. In some cases,…
You’d expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it
NPR dug into the upside-down world of FEMA flood insurance in coastal areas, and found many homeowners have no financial…
Trump’s EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this…
This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.