Between 197,000 and 874,000 city residents could experience a foot of flooding during an extreme storm, scientists found. Most of them don’t live in beachfront mansions.
Author: RAYMOND ZHONG
In Face of Drought, the Netherlands Reserves Course to Save Water
As climate change dries out Europe, the Netherlands, a country long shaped by its overabundance of water, is suddenly confronting drought.
Climate Change Worsened Britain’s Heat Wave, Scientists Find
Scorchers like the one last week are still unusual, but global warming is making them more likely, and worse when they do strike.
Heat Waves Around the World Push People and Nations ‘to the Edge’
Large, simultaneous heat waves are growing more common. China, America, Europe and India have all been stricken recently, and scientists are starting to understand why certain far-flung places get hit at once.
The Health Effects of Extreme Heat
Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse.
Why Climate Change Makes It Harder to Fight Fire With Fire
Worsening wildfires in recent years have led officials to embrace planned fires to thin forests before disaster strikes. But the warming world is making it tougher to do safely.
Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change
More than half of species could face greater extinction risk by midcentury, a new study found, as rising heat and dryness test the prickly plants’ limits.
Methane Emissions Soared to a Record in 2021, NOAA Says
For the second year in a row, concentrations of the potent planet-warming gas jumped by the largest amount since measurements began four decades ago.
5 Takeaways From the U.N. Report on Limiting Global Warming
Current pledges to cut emissions, even if nations follow through on them, won’t stop temperatures from rising to risky new levels.
Fires, Then Floods: Risk of Deadly Climate Combination Rises
A new study found that the dangerous pairing of disasters may become more common in the American West as rains trigger runaway surges of mud and debris in areas damaged by wildfire.