Ex-Fed Official Sees Secular ‘Shocks’ Ahead From Extreme Weather October 10, 2025 By Alastair Marsh The Federal Reserve’s former top-ranking official overseeing climate risk says the US economy faces a series of long-term, structural shocks...
La Niña’s Back, but Will It Amp Up Hurricane Season? October 10, 2025 By Seth Borenstein La Nina, the cooler and at times costlier flip side of El Nino, has arrived to warp weather worldwide, meteorologists...
As AI Becomes Part of Everyday Life, it Brings a Hidden Climate Cost August 27, 2025 By Caleigh Wells Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and ADHD and...
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico Will Again Get Less Colorado River Water in 2026 August 21, 2025 By Brittany Peterson Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will again live with less water from the Colorado River as drought lingers in the West,...
Southern California Faces Record Heat and Braces for Wildfires August 20, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal A days-long heat wave rolling across parts of the US West is expected to ramp up wildfire risk, prompting California...
Coastal Communities Restoring Natural Defenses Against Storm Surges, Rising Seas August 19, 2025 By Tammy Webber In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York...
Temporary Barriers Spared Alaska’s Capital From Severe Flooding, Long-Term Fix Elusive August 18, 2025 By Gene Johnson, Claire Rush and Cedar Attanasio The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those...
Officials Brace for Fire Season as Nevada Is ‘Abnormally Dry’ June 17, 2025 By Amy Alonzo “Don’t say this is going to be the worst fire season,” Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo jokingly told State Forester and...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze on Climate, Infrastructure Grants April 17, 2025 By Nate Raymond A U.S. judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from freezing billions of dollars in grants Congress authorized under...
California’s Snowpack Data Likely Signals Another Fire-Prone Summer April 1, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California is emerging from its wettest time of the year with new fire and drought risks. The state is scheduled...