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There's No Such Thing as a New Normal With Climate Change

By Alejandro de la Garza

How to Keep Your Home Cool in Extreme Heat

By Solcyre Burga

What We Don't Know About the Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke

By Augustin Guibaud

The Difference Between Heat Exhaustion, Stroke

By Aryn Baker
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Mediterranean Gripped by Second Heat Wave in Two Weeks

Meanwhile Greece, Spain, and Switzerland are battling wildfires.

By COLLEEN BARRY and JAMEY KEATEN / AP

Phoenix Heatwave Poised to Break Record

Phoenix's streak of dangerously hot days was poised to smash a record for major U.S. cities on Tuesday as temperatures soar

By SETH BORENSTEIN and ANITA SNOW / AP

Maine Has the Lithium America Needs, But Won't Allow Mining

Gem hunters in Maine found one of the richest lithium deposits in the U.S. State laws mean they can't mine it.

By Alana Semuels and Kate Cough / Maine Monitor

South Korea's Death Toll From Destructive Rainstorm Hits 40

Heavy downpours lashed South Korea for a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors.

By Kim Tong-Hyung / AP

These Climate Activists are Standing up to German Police

"Our civilization as we know it will collapse. And that's what we have to prevent," says co-founder of Last Generation, Melanie Guttmann.

By Alejandro de la Garza

June Was the Hottest on Record And July Is Getting Hotter

“We are just getting a small taste for the types of impacts that we expect to worsen under climate change.”

By SETH BORENSTEIN / AP

Extreme Heat Hits Companies Where It Hurts

The office air conditioning can feel like a refuge from the extremes outside, but it may be time for businesses to start feeling the heat.

By Justin Worland

Regional Carbon Markets Are Put to the Test in Virginia

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has cut emissions in 12 states by 50%, and raised $6 billion. Yet some want to ditch it.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Some Oceans Are Becoming Greener Thanks to Climate Change

More than half of the world’s ocean has changed colors in the past 20 years, a phenomenon likely driven by rising global temperatures.

By Coco Liu / Bloomberg

How Cities Can Get Relief From Extreme Heat

Urban heat islands make summertime suffering worse—but there are ways to adapt.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Florida’s Environmental Failure Is a Warning Sign

Jeff VanderMeer on how Ron DeSantis's environmental policies have crippled Florida in the climate change era.

By Jeff VanderMeer

These Photos Show The Devastating Flooding in the Northeast

More than 13 million people were under flood watches and warnings on Monday across the U.S. northeast.

By Solcyre Burga and Eli Cohen

The Overlooked Environmental Impact of Vaping

E-cigarettes, and particularly disposable vapes, generate lots of waste and are bad for the environment, a new report says.

By Jamie Ducharme

The Anthropocene Epoch Began in the 1950s, Scientists Say

The start of the human epoch is sometime around 1950 to 1954, likely defined by levels of plutonium found in the bottom of a lake in Canada.

By SETH BORENSTEIN / AP

Deadly Flooding Is Hitting Several Countries Right Now

Scientists warn this will become increasingly common with climate change.

By ISABELLA O'MALLEY, BRITTANY PETERSON and DREW COSTLEY / AP

Massive Heat Wave Will Sweep Across the U.S. This Week

Extreme heat will build in the southern U.S., and expand into the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures rising as high as 120F.

By Brian K Sullivan / Bloomberg
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