Wildfire, Climate Change

Climate change contributed to a week of wild weather that upended life in the US
The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its ...
‘Half the Country’s Thinking Magically’: California Fire Victims Grapple with the Political Paralysis Over Climate Change
They’re still in shock. But for now, even in a blue city in a blue state, disaster does not bring climate change to residents ...
Earth passed a critical climate change threshold in 2024, scientists announce
2024 was the first year to pass a milestone set by world leaders to try to keep the worst impacts of climate change at bay, ...
‘We’re in a New Era’: How Climate Change Is Supercharging Disasters
Extreme weather events — deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes — are the consequences of a warming planet, ...
Sen. Whitehouse: Effects of climate change could plummet the U.S. economy
Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, warns ...
It doesn’t matter what L.A.’s fire budget was—no city is prepared for climate change
Local governments are seeing greater impacts of climate change, and though most have emergency management departments, it’s ...
L.A. Fires Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Cope With Climate Change
California has focused on fortifying communities against wildfires. But with growing threats, that may not be enough.
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Climate Change in 2024 Hit a Warming Mark Scientists Hoped We Would Avoid
Two years ago, at the United Nations COP27 climate conference in Egypt, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that ...
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Climate Change—and Complacency—Is Drying Up the Caspian Sea
The five countries that border the Caspian Sea are fighting over the body of water's future. If it keeps losing water at the ...
Five climate change stories to keep an eye on this year
This year will be one of the hottest ever. It'll probably feature horrendous extreme weather, crop failures and a further ...