El Nino is just one reason for a wildly uneven hurricane season. The Atlantic is historically quiet, while the Pacific is a parade of powerful storms. The 2026 hurricane season has been remarkable, from the potentially record-breaking calm in the Atlantic Ocean to the hyperactive eastern and central …
We are going to miss the world's most important climate target, according to the UN. So can we bring the planet's temperature back down quickly? Or will the damage be irreversible? In 2015, world leaders agreed in Paris to try to keep the global temperature below 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial …
Scientists are chasing hail to understand what’s happening to these dangerous projectiles. This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk Collaboration. At a specialized cold lab in Boulder, Colorado, where indoor temperatures hover around …
The billionaire cofounder of Microsoft says without restrictions, AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’. Not requiring AI to have safeguards and be subject to outside monitoring is “completely irresponsible” and could lead to global harm to humanity, said tech mogul Bill Gates, in a series of media …
Ronald Sakolsky couldn’t believe his eyes when he visited China’s Mu Us Desert for the first time in 26 years. “Seeing it with my own eyes, that was the biggest surprise,” he said. HONG KONG — Ronald Sakolsky never thought his money would go this far. What was once a vast, dry desert in northern …
It's not easy being a river in the desert under the best of circumstances. The ecosystem exists in a very delicate balance, allowing water sources to …
Just because you purchase an expensive camera doesn’t make you a good photographer. After all, not everyone has what it takes to master photography. Clicking the perfect photo requires a lot of learning and patience, especially when it comes to capturing our majestic wildlife. But being bad at it …
The US president said the country should not cooperate with China on the technology despite growing concerns. United States President Donald Trump has said the country will not be heeding growing calls to regulate the development of artificial intelligence. On Saturday, as he departed the White …
A massive, unseasonably early nor'easter is slamming the coastal northeast of the US. From New York to Boston, tens of millions of people are bracing for high winds, heavy rains and dangerous coastal waves.
Hawaii is on its third close call this season. If you could look down at the Pacific Ocean right now, you’d see three hurricanes spinning in a row, between 15 and 20 degrees north. Furthest east is Polo, an unusually strong hurricane that has been churning off the southern coast of Mexico for nearly …
Despite everything, I sometimes find it hard not to sympathize with Donald Trump. Like Trump, I also chose to make the site of a future climate catastrophe my permanent home. Like Trump, I live in a home more than a century old and spend each day disgusted with the handiwork of the previous …
Read all the way to the end – we save the one detail most people never think about for last. There is something almost cinematic about the idea of the …
Millet, sorghum, fonio, Bambara groundnut, cowpea, amaranth, pigeon pea, taro. For decades these crops were treated as the food of the past. Research …
The one-two punch of a higher-than-usual tide and weeks of heavy rain submerged South Florida streets this weekend and put the region under a coastal …
El Niño can’t be stopped, but experts say better preparation and climate action could reduce the damage both now and in the future. The ‘Godzilla’ El …
Virginia Tech researchers sought a better understanding of the factors shaping hibernation. For over a year, scientists at Virginia Tech analyzed videos of black bears in a special bear-monitoring center on their campus in Blacksburg. They wanted to better understand bears’ habits as they prepare to …