Today’s Climate

Behind the Scenes: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Cacti and Fungi in the Sonoran Desert

Researchers are unraveling the complex symbiotic relationship between fungi and the saguaro cactus, which is increasingly at risk from climate change.

By Kiley Price

What Happens When Emergency Alerts Don’t Alert Everyone?

By Kiley Price

Fearing Retaliation, Scientists Are Struggling to Share Impacts of Federal Cuts

By Kiley Price

U.S. Bans on Certain Foreign Fish Imports Could Help Conserve Marine Mammals Worldwide, Experts Say

By Kiley Price

The Climate and Biodiversity Knowledge We Lose When Everything’s in English

By Kiley Price

Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe

By Kiley Price

Supercharged Hurricanes Mean More ‘Ghost Boats’ Haunting Waterways

By Kiley Price

The Trump Administration’s Concerted Attacks on Wind Threaten the Industry’s Future

By Kiley Price

Changes in Nature’s Symphony Can Reflect Climate Impacts

By Kiley Price

As Climate-Related Wastewater Threats Grow, U.S. and Mexico Sign a Deal to End the Tijuana Sewage Crisis

By Kiley Price

Burn Scars Can Exacerbate Flooding, Posing Compounding Climate Hazards

By Kiley Price

As Politicians Quarrel Over Wildfire Smoke, Research on Its Health Impacts Piles Up

By Kiley Price

Texas Flooding Signals Growing Extreme Weather Threats to Summer Camps

By Kiley Price

As Sea Levels Rise, an Island Nation Creates an Escape Route

By Kiley Price

‘Systematically Failed’: Civil Society’s Latest Attempt to Reform UN Climate Talks

By Ryan Krugman

Amid Brutal Heat Wave, Officials Stress Health Risks of Hot Nights

By Kiley Price

Why Is the U.S. Proposing Protections for an Animal That Doesn’t Live Here?

By Kiley Price

Climate Change Makes Protests Harder—Including Climate Change Protests

By Kiley Price

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

By Kiley Price