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Last Time Our Planet Was This Hot, Woolly Mammoths Roamed

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How to Keep Your Home Cool in Extreme Heat

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The Difference Between Heat Exhaustion, Stroke

By Aryn Baker

These Photos Show The Devastating Flooding in the Northeast

By Solcyre Burga and Eli Cohen
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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

What Climate Change Has to do With The Looming UPS Union Strike

Before union contract negotiations collapsed, UPS was prepared to air condition its vehicles, a long-overdue climate adaptation.

By Aryn Baker / Macon, Ga.

In Photos: How Wildfire Smoke Impacted Cities

From Toronto, Ontario, to New York City, these are some of the most haunting images of the smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

By Solcyre Burga and Eli Cohen

Why Wildfire Smoke Travels So Far and How Long It Will Last

As wildfires burn in Canada, here's what to know about how far wildfire smoke travels and when experts think U.S. air quality will improve.

By Anisha Kohli

Good Luck Getting Insurance When Your Country is On Fire

Home insurance needs to evolve to meet the climate challenge.

By Justin Worland

How Wildfire Smoke Affects Wildlife—and Your Pets

Wildfire smoke is compromising air quality in much of the U.S. Here's how it affects plants, animals, and pets.

By Jamie Ducharme

World's Biggest Polluters Linked to Western Wildfires

The 88 companies responsible for the most carbon emissions are responsible for a third of forests burned in the western U.S. and Canada since 1986.

By Kyla Mandel

Heat Waves Can Be Deadly for Those With Mental Health Issues

The 2021 Western Heat Dome was particularly deadly for patients suffering from mental health conditions. Better community care can help.

By Aryn Baker

Spain and Portugal Experience Hottest April Ever Recorded

The extreme heat in the western Mediterranean region would have been almost impossible without climate change.

By Laura Millan / Bloomberg

10 Photographs of Florida's 1,000-Year Storm

Stunning images of the storm that brought 25.91 inches of rain to Fort Lauderdale within 24 hours—a potential Florida record.

By Tara Law and Eli Cohen

Are Tornadoes Linked to Climate Change? Scientists Explain

Researchers think global warming could help spawn more dangerous supercell storms. But the science is far from certain.

By Alejandro de la Garza

This May Be the Scariest Part of the New UN Climate Report

It's striking both how close we may be to crossing a number of points-of-no-return and how little we know about these climate tipping points.

By Justin Worland

Cyclone Freddy Brings Deadly Flooding to Southeast Africa

The intensity released by Cyclone Freddy’s accumulated energy is the equivalent of an average full North Atlantic hurricane season.

By Frank Jomo and Matthew Hill / Bloomberg

Why We Should Expect Colder Winter Storms in a Warmer World

A warming Arctic weakens the jet stream, unleashing the polar vortex and bringing on even colder winter storms

By Aryn Baker

Major Climate Disasters Cost the U.S. $165 Billion in 2022

Last year was the nation’s third most expensive year for billion-dollar disasters according to NOAA, following 2017 and 2005.

By Zahra Hirji / Bloomberg

2022 Was 5th Warmest on Record

Europe heated up faster than anywhere else according to the E.U. Copernicus Programme's annual climate change report.

By Laura Millan Lombrana / Bloomberg
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