Flaws in the state’s emergency response system were laid bare by Hurricane Beryl last July. Residents of places like Houston’s Fifth Ward had to fend for themselves as they were tormented by wind, water,

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory of this disaster.

Chris Wright’s arguments are set to draw scrutiny from Senate Democrats during his confirmation hearing for the Energy Department post.

Tropical storms like hurricanes are not only terrifying, but also incredibly costly for coastal regions across the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Beyond the immediate devastation,

Not every weather fluctuation is demonstrably affected by climate change. But the impact of the steady increase in global temperature is now detectable in many extreme weather events—and likely many of the more normal ones, too, says Justin Mankin, a climate scientist at Dartmouth College.

Climate change is influencing fire activity across the United States. Warming global temperatures increase fire weather by drying out vegetation and lowering humidity. According to a Climate Central study over the past 50 years- wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

Tackling climate change also means confronting air pollution unleashed by Texas’ ever-expanding petrochemical industry. Chemical emissions from industrial facilities can make people sick ...

Local governments are seeing greater impacts of climate change, and though most have emergency management departments, it’s hard to prepare for something that has never happened before—whether it’s a hurricane that hits the mountains of North Carolina or a wildfire that breaks out during record drought and winds.

New research emphasizes that studying the impacts of past tropical storms can help communities better prepare for future storms. A key part of the study is analyzing the types and quantities of storm-related precipitation in affected regions to understand its role on local water resources.

Senate confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet continue on Thursday. They will include Doug Burgum for interior secretary, Scott Turner for housing secretary and Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency administrator at 10 a.m. Eastern, and Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary at 10:30 a.m.

Although the planet is continually warming, alternating heat waves/drought with storms/flooding is a typical pattern, termed climate change “whiplash.”

We can make maps of which homes would not have been flooded or burned down if it weren’t for climate change. Scientists have estimated that, since 1986, 37 per cent of the area scorched by wildfires across western North America – including Canada – was caused by the carbon emissions of 88 companies.