Fifty-six million years ago, Earth’s forests reached a tipping point. They had grown dense, lush canopies at the start of one of Earth’s most intense …
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Jørgen Hollesen, a Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, about how climate change is impacting the study of archaeology. DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, HOST: Earlier this summer, Europeans stumbled across ancient mammoth skeletons and rotting Nazi warships …
Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come. From a secure, windowless room in northern Phoenix, technicians control the Colorado River water that sustains …
Countries across the world are bracing for what is increasingly certain to be a historic El Niño, with latest modeling suggesting the 2026-2027 event …
As Kenya courts data-centre investment, communities fear growing pressure on an already stressed water system. Naivasha, Kenya – For communities living around Naivasha, water is not an abstract resource. It sustains families, livestock, farms and schools. That reality has taken on new significance …
Bad harvests and attacks on trade passages threaten to drive food prices higher. Instant noodles. Hot chapatis. Sliced bread. Wheat is at the heart of the modern diet, and this year, it is facing an accumulation of modern dangers. The breadbaskets of the world are getting pummeled by drone strikes …
Some 10,000 people rallied in Stockholm on Sunday to demand stronger action on climate change, weeks before Sweden’s general election. Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg joined the rally, as organisers accused the government of weakening emissions policies and urged politicians to act faster to meet …
Even after sunset, there will be little relief, as much of the South is expected to remain above 80 degrees for several nights in a row. A prolonged and dangerous heat wave is set to grip parts of the Southern United States this week, as forecasters warned that temperatures are expected to soar into …
Tens of thousands of Afghans are stuck in legal limbo as the Trump administration makes it more difficult for them to arrive in the United States and …
The Hawk Fire in northwest Reno, Nevada, ballooned to more than 15,000 acres by Sunday, forcing mandatory evacuations for 42,000 residents. Officials say the wildfire was caused by human activity, but there is no indication it was set intentionally.
This cyclosporiasis outbreak is a bright red, flashing warning light: Without quick action and systemic changes to our food system, the next outbreak …
The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one. The wildfires have been burning in the peatlands for weeks, belching acrid smoke over West Kalimantan Province in Indonesian Borneo. In the …