Climate Change

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requiring any construction project it funds to be elevated above local flood levels

Extreme heat can cause train tracks to expand and buckle. That’s forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms

Scientists, pilots and even a Jesuit priest have tried over decades to understand some of the most ferocious storms on Earth, but climate change is making such efforts to avert damage more difficult

Under the scorching summer sun, pavement can reach temperatures hot enough to cause second-degree burns

Four recent Supreme Court decisions will together make it much harder for the federal government to take action on climate change

It took 50 years and skyrocketing temperatures before the government proposed heat protections for workers. The Biden administration is trying to speed up the process

Heat and mood are closely linked, which may explain summertime depression—and how to treat it

Heat waves are costly and kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined, but because FEMA doesn’t count them as disasters, communities miss out on important resources

The CDC’s new Heat and Health Index looks at the vulnerability of 32,000 neighborhoods to extreme heat using demographic and health statistics

Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 storm in the Atlantic, exploded in strength unusually early in its development, fueled by exceptionally warm ocean waters

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on “Chevron deference” could affect federal regulations of everything from power plant emissions to electric vehicles to transmission lines

At least 230 new climate cases were filed in 2023, but researchers noted the growth of such cases was slower than in prior years