Energy and Environment: California’s giant sequoias are burning up. Will logging save them?
In America's fastest-growing metro, a rising fear water will run out; The surprising political shifts that led to the climate bill's passage; Why the climate bill's impact might not match what many expect; The Inflation Reduction Act could push climate change tech into the future; More dangerous heat waves are on the way: See the impact by Zip code.; After a quiet start, Atlantic hurricane season could ramp up into September; Court strikes down ruling that blocked Biden's oil drilling pause; Federal judge reinstates ban on new coal sales on public land; U.S. announces more water cuts as Colorado River hits dire lows ; White House climate official sanctioned by prestigious science body; The Northeast is in the middle of an intense drought; California is overdue for a 'megaflood,' scientists warn; Dodge will retire Charger and Challenger, its muscle car mainstays; Massachusetts passed a massive climate and clean energy bill; Canada's onetime 'Green Jesus' okays oil megaproject; Poland deploys troops as dead fish pile up on river bank in toxic disaster; Glaciers in Europe are experiencing the most severe melting on record; What does 'splooting' mean? And why are squirrels doing it? ; Freya the walrus, who charmed crowds in Norway, is killed by authorities; China shuts factories, rations electricity as heat wave stifles economy; How Seoul failed its most vulnerable, flooded in their basement homes; Infrastructure money to almost double zero-emission buses on road
The question of how to protect California's remaining giant sequoias, and how to manage America's remaining forests in an era of climate-magnified megafires, has divided scientists and the public.
St. George, Utah, is scrambling for new water sources to support its boom, fueling protests from neighbors who fear breakneck growth will imperil water access.
From idealism to necessity, Democrats in Congress fall back on a broad, pragmatic package of climate measures — yet not a single GOP senator supported the measure.
By mid-century, nearly two-thirds of Americans will experience perilous heat waves, with some regions in the South expected to endure more than 70 consecutive days over 100 degrees.
By John Muyskens, Andrew Ba Tran, Anna Phillips, Simon Ducroquet and Naema Ahmed ●Read more »
A moratorium on the auction of oil and gas drilling rights in federal lands and waters was a key campaign pledge in President Biden's plan for climate change.
The idea seems inconceivable — a month-long storm that dumps 30 inches of rain in San Francisco and up to 100 inches of rain and/or melted snow in the mountains. But it has happened before.
Officials said the Oder River disaster could have been caused by an intentional dumping of chemicals, although scientists say climate change may have had a role.
A tweet from New York City's parks agency had everyone curious about the meaning and origin of "splooting." The good news? Squirrels that "sploot" are doing just fine.
Production has been suspended in 19 cities and prefectures across Sichuan province until Saturday, as soaring temperatures affect a swath of the country.
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