Climate Change Archives

The gas-powered Valley Generating Station on March 10th, 2017 in Sun Valley, California.

Environment

Trump Wants to End Worst-Case Climate Scenario Modeling. Here’s Why That Matters.

The president wants to limit the scope of federal climate assessments, which will leave policymakers and the public unprepared to deal with the consequences of climate change.

Kate Wheeling

The Exelon Byron Nuclear Generating Stations running at full capacity on May 14th, 2007, in Byron, Illinois.

Going Nuclear Might Be the Best Way to Combat Climate Change

Without federal policy supporting nuclear energy, we'll run out of time to decarbonize.

Sharon Zhang

Environment

Here’s How the Oil Industry Plans to Solve Climate Change

The fossil fuel industry is pushing lawmakers to implement a tax on carbon emissions, but environmentalists are skeptical of its newfound support for climate action.

Kate Wheeling

Water is pumped into an irrigation canal in Biggs, California.

Washington State Faces a Drought Emergency While Much of the U.S. Is Having a Wet Spring. Is This Normal?

A research scientist explains where to draw the line between normal variability and climate change.

Leah Dunlevy

President Donald Trump speaks with Gavin Newson, who was lieutenant governor of California at the time, as they view damage from the Camp fire in Paradise, California, on November 17th, 2018.

The Federal Government Won’t Pay Back California’s Firefighting Costs. What Happens When the Next Fire Hits?

California says it's owed $9.3 million for fighting fires on federal lands. The Forest Service says the state is overbilling.

Emily Moon

A Sri Lankan stilt fisherman works on his pole in the southern town of Galle.

Environment

‘There’s No Fish to Catch’: Global Warming Upends Traditional Livelihoods in Sri Lanka

Two separate studies highlight Sri Lanka's increased risk to changing weather patterns that are driving extensive changes in both living standards and livelihoods.

Dilrukshi Handunnetti

Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swathe through Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk,.

Environment

Will Climate Change Create Deadlier Tropical Storms?

New research suggests that, due to global warming, storm-related deaths in developing nations could increase by as much as 52 percent.

Gianluca Cerullo

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a home on May 9th, 2018, in San Francisco, California.

News in Brief

House Democrats Unveil a Broad Infrastructure Package Targeting Climate Change

The proposal allocates tens of billions of dollars in funding to combat a variety of issues, including drinking water, broadband access, and health care.

Leah Dunlevy