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 ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we learn why the City of Toronto thinks spending $1.4 billion to renaturalize ...

Farmers in Myanmar are facing an uncertain future after heavy rains destroyed their sesame crops in late June.

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans earlier this month curtailed federal tax incentives for the solar energy industry and for individuals and companies that purchase solar panels.

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

These articles explore how our surroundings in South Florida can affect health and wellness. They discuss Miami Beach's efforts to improve health through the "Blue Zone" initiative, the potential rise ...

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

It’s still possible to move off this destructive path, but not if we continue to elevate human-invented economic systems and ...

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 ...

Insurers rely on historical data to price risk. But climate change is making the past an unreliable predictor. Events once ...

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