Climate change

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, takes aim at climate change across the federal government in its Project 2025 policy proposals. The 922 page document targets the National Weather Service, NOAA, the EPA, and FEMA among many other federal agencies. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the implications.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton are drawing attention to the environmental records of Republican Sen. Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.

Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new flash study released just as a strengthening Hurricane Milton threatens the Florida coast less than two weeks later. The warming climate boosted Helene’s wind speeds by about 13 miles per hour (20.92 kilometers per hour), and...

Hurricane Milton didn’t just intensify rapidly, the storm exceeded the even higher threshold of extreme rapid intensification. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how the powerful Category 5 hurricane shows the fingerprints of climate change and how that threatens inland communities.

More than 80% of buyers now consider climate risk when purchasing a home, according to a survey by Zillow.

Scientists from California to Europe agree rain from Hurricane Helene increased as much as 50% due to the impacts of climate change. Meteorologist Chase Cain shows us how Helene compares to other hurricanes which brought flooding well after landfall.

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign.

Back-to-back hits to Florida’s Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the true costs of living in an area under siege by storms that researchers say are becoming stronger because of climate change.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency with winter sports facing a climate change crisis.

Climate change fueled Helene’s rapid intensification over the Gulf, and a warmer atmosphere will also allow the storm to dump eye-popping amounts of rain. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains the connection between climate and Helene’s inland flood potential.

Short corn developed by Bayer Crop Science is being tested on about 30,000 acres in the Midwest.

This summer has been especially bad, with five high school players dying since July of suspected heat-related illnesses.

Two recent studies highlight how extreme heat may be killing thousands more Americans every year than official tallies show. At the same time, climate change is making our summers increasingly hot. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains why we don’t know the full impact of extreme heat on our health.

It might seem like a split-screen moment for extreme weather with a storm strengthening in the Gulf and wildfires burning across the West. However, meteorologist Chase Cain explains how one consequence of climate change is amplifying seemingly opposite events.

A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it’s helping to turbocharge climate change.

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record. That makes it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured.

Extreme summer heat is bringing attention to the term “corn sweat.” Here’s what the term refers to.

Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer. Now, climate change and evolving agriculture are making the phenomenon even stickier.