Science
Advances in knowledge about climate change and the effects of warming on our world and way of life.
Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River
By Wyatt Myskow
Toxic Blooms in New York’s Finger Lakes Set Record in 2024
By Peter Mantius
Holding Out Hope On the Drying Rio Grande
By Martha Pskowski
On the Wisconsin-Iowa Border, the Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds
By Madeline Heim and Frank Vaisvilas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Biobanking Corals: One Woman’s Mission to Save Coral Genetics in Turks and Caicos to Rebuild Reefs of the Future
By Teresa Tomassoni
‘Legacy’ Forests. ‘Restoration’ Logging. The New Jargon of Conservation Is Awash in Ambiguity. And Politics
By Nathan Gilles, Columbia Insight
Climate Change Made Hurricane Milton Stronger, With Heavier Rain, Scientists Conclude
By Sean Sublette
Why Hurricanes Are Much—Much—Deadlier Than Official Death Counts Suggest
Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth
Florida Avoided the Worst of Milton’s Wrath, But Millions Are Suffering After the Second Hurricane in Two Weeks
By James Bruggers, Amy Green, Bob Berwyn, Dan Gearino, Kiley Bense
Hurricane Threat Poised to Keep Rising, Experts Warn
By Bob Berwyn
Milton Pummels Florida, the Second Major Hurricane to Strike the State in Two Weeks
By Amy Green
Record-Breaking Heat Waves Add to Risks for Western Monarchs
By Liza Gross
Stronger Storms Like Helene Are More Likely as the Climate Warms
By Sean Sublette
Is Your Company Losing Money Due to Climate Change? Consider Moving to the Midwest, Survey Says
By Kristoffer Tigue
Curbside ‘Composting’ Is Finally Citywide in New York. Or Is It?
By Jake Bolster
Why the 2024 Hurricane Season Could Finally Change the Conversation Around Climate Change
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
