Climate

A new satellite will monitor coastal hot spots, where currents amplify global trends

Along with hot weather, exertion and ill health can heighten danger

Despite election loss, White House tries to influence quadrennial assessment

The food system emits so much greenhouse gas that the world will exceed international climate targets—even if all other sources are eliminated

Nations are increasingly turning to citizens’ assemblies to weigh up climate policies

Roughly half of 100 largest cities have failed to set targets, new report finds

“Haywire” environmental conditions helped update 700,000 years of technology

Government starts recruiting authors for National Climate Assessment

Trees grew near Yellowstone geyser during megadrought 800 years ago

Large carbon footprints and rising temperatures force astronomers to take climate action

Ingesting more data than ever, exascale model will simulate the impact of climate change on humans

Biden, Trump clash on energy and environment plans

Plants and animals with small populations or restricted ranges at risk

Ambitious new climate goals would make the country a global leader—but are they feasible?

Pigment changes could make plants less attractive to pollinators

Several prominent researchers turned down the offer