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As Spokane Burns, a Record Northwestern Fire Season Shows No Signs of Slowing

Firefighters in Washington state are bracing for dangerous fire weather to return to the Pacific Northwest this week and it could continue until the fall.

By Claire Barber

A couple visits their home destroyed by the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Wash., on Tuesday. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a press conference announcing a legislative package to lower energy bills on March 13 at the Maryland State House. Credit: Office of the Maryland Governor

Maryland Faces Criticism Over Scaled-Back Energy Efficiency Program and Proposed Building Code Changes

By Aman Azhar

Heat, Drought, Wildfires: Climate Change Supercharges Disasters in Europe

By Kiley Price

A commercial fishing boat is seen off the coast of San Diego as the sun sets on July 5, 2025. Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

This Year’s El Niño Could Spell Disaster for American Fishermen

By Johnny Sturgeon

People work on a farm during a heat wave in Homestead, Fla., on July 15, 2023. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

OSHA Proposed Heat Protections for Workers. Two Years Later, They’re Still Not Final.

By Amy Green

An electrical substation is seen in Austin during high temperatures on Aug. 19, 2023, as ERCOT asked Texans to conserve power. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas’ Grid Operator Prepares for More Demand Than Ever This Week

By Arcelia Martin

Precipitation falls near the town of West Yellowstone, Mont., on May 16. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A Record-Warm Winter and Summer Heatwave Are Stoking Montana’s Wildfire Risk

By Mosabber Hossain

People take shelter in a cooling center in Portland, Ore., on June 27, 2021. Scientists have said the deadly 2021 heatwave in the Pacific Northwest would have been nearly impossible before human-caused global warming. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

As Climate Extremes Collide, Attribution Science Evolves

By Bob Berwyn

A farmworker tends to a farm in Homestead, Fla., on April 25, 2025. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The Dire Lengths Florida Farmworkers Go to Keep Working in ‘Scorching’ Heat

By Amy Green

A Revolutionary War reenactor drinks water in the shade near Independence Hall during high temperatures on July 3 in Philadelphia. Credit: Al Drago/Getty Images

As It Celebrates the Nation’s Past, Philadelphia Braces for a Hotter Future

By Nina Sablan, Daniel Perrin

A person wipes sweat off their head during high temperatures and an extreme heat warning in New York City on Thursday. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Heat Wave Politics: GOP Leaders Deride Calls to Conserve

By Marianne Lavelle

People walk through Place du Trocadéro during the second major heat wave of the year in Paris on June 18. Credit: Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images

It’s Too Hot In Europe–Again

By Lauren Dalban

A person wears a hat for shade during a heat wave on March 20 in Redondo Beach, Calif. The March heat wave that blistered the Western U.S. foreshadows more extreme heat this summer, former NOAA climate scientists said in a briefing this week. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C

By Bob Berwyn

Heat Is Killing Wildlife Across the Animal Kingdom. A New Forecasting Tool May Help.

By Kiley Price

A helicopter crew battles a wildfire near Kalispell, Mont., in August 2022. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Montana Officials Warn of Elevated Wildfire Risk From Increasing Drought, Heat and Wind

By Mosabber Hossain

Heat Is a Growing Threat to the Hajj—Even in Spring

By Kiley Price

Andrea Belotti of S.L. Benfica pours water on his face to cool off during a FIFA Club World Cup match at Bank of America Stadium on June 28, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. Credit: Justin Setterfield/FIFA via Getty Images

The 2026 World Cup Will Feature a Villainous Player: Extreme Heat

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

An Unusually Early Heat Wave Breaks Temperature Records Across Western Europe

By Kiley Price

People carry their belongings as they evacuate due to flooding in Yaguachi, Ecuador, on Feb. 25, 2025. Credit: Marcos Pin/AFP via Getty Images

Latin America Faces ‘Hydrological Whiplash’ as Climate Risks Mount

By Bob Berwyn

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