Environment Archives

A man walks through a king tide flood in South Florida.

Environment

Crowdsourcing Data to Track How Rising Seas Affect King Tide Flooding

After collecting thousands of data points from a crowdsourced initiative, the Virginia Institute for Marine Science created maps that will improve regional flooding predictions.

Jessica Leber

Environment

Trump Administration Halts Review of Offshore Oil Rig Safety Inspections

The study would have provided the government with recommendations for improvements to its offshore inspection program.

Kate Wheeling

A slurry bomber drops its load on a ridge in an effort to stop the Hayman Fire on June 14th, 2002, in Deckers, Colorado.

Environment

A Guide to Saving Your Town From Wildfires

These lessons from Colorado will help you get informed and involved.

Bob Berwyn

Brad Matheney offers help to a man in a wheelchair while Hurricane Harvey passes through Galveston, Texas, on August 26th, 2017.

Environment

Disability and Disaster Response in the Age of Climate Change

Meet the people working to fix America's disability disaster response after a year of dire weather.

David M. Perry

Environment

How Political Instability Undermines Protected Areas

A new study shows that good governance is critical for conservation success.

Kate Wheeling

A strong wind blows embers during the Thomas Fire on December 16th, 2017, in Montecito, California.

Environment

Wildfires Mark the New Reality of Climate Change in 2017

As fire conditions intensify around the globe, scientists are helping countries prepare for a fiery new normal.

Bob Berwyn

Environment

B.H.P. Billiton Plans to Withdraw From Coal Association Over Climate Change Stance

The mining company also said that, given the Trump administration's plans to abandon the Paris Agreement, it will reconsider its relationship with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Kate Wheeling