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2023 on Track to Become Hottest Year on Record
This year is on track to become the hottest since at least 1940, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. Scientists have said climate change, combined with this ...
U.S. Cities Vulnerable to Low Water Pressure Amid Wildfire Dangers
Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze. As ...
Antarctica’s Shrinking Sea Ice Hits Record Low, Alarming Scientists
At its largest expanse this year, sea ice covered less than 17 million square kilometers (6.6 million square miles) of the Antarctic — an area that is 1 million square ...
Poll: More Americans Blame Climate Change for Extreme Weather
Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt fear, as daily high temperatures soared to 110 degrees or hotter and kept it up for a ...
Why Hurricane Costs Keep Rising Even as Building Codes Get Tougher
Despite efforts to reduce vulnerability to catastrophic weather events such as Hurricane Ian, rapid population growth and increased storm frequency have driven loss expectations even higher, ...
AI Tapped to Fight Wildfires
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions. Enter ...
New England Could See More Monster Storms Like Hurricane Lee
When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the ...
Climate Change Sends Most Indicators of Earth’s Health Into Danger Zone: Study
From dangerously warm temperatures to vast species extinctions, humans are living on a planet that is becoming inhospitable—with only three key health markers considered safe, according to a new ...