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Water/Drought

Heavy machinery excavate coal ash from an unlined coal ash pond in Virginia, where a large water release in 2015 had sent the byproducts of coal-burning into Quantico Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River. Credit: Kate Patterson for The Washington Post

Trump EPA Proposes Weaker Coal Ash Rules, More Use at Construction Sites

By James Bruggers

Sockeye salmon. Credit: Mark Conlin/VW PICS/UIG via Getty Images

Global Warming Is Pushing Pacific Salmon to the Brink, Federal Scientists Warn

By Bob Berwyn

Farmers and ranchers in Australia’s New South Wales have been struggling through years of drought that has dried the soil. Credit: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Global Warming Was Already Fueling Droughts in Early 1900s, Study Shows

By Bob Berwyn

People walk on a beach that used to be the bottom of Lake Powell, a key reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Beyond Drought: 7 States Rebalance Colorado River Use as Global Warming Dries the Region

By Bob Berwyn

The National Climate Assessment warns of increasing extreme rainfall events, like the storm that flooded communities across a large swath of Louisiana in 2016. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Climate Change Puts U.S. Economy at Risk, and Costs Are Rising, Federal Agencies Warn

By Bob Berwyn

Dangers Without Borders: An ICN Series on Military Readiness in a Warming World

Dangers Without Borders: Military Readiness in a Warming World

By Neela Banerjee

California's deadliest wildfire on record swept through the down of Paradise in November. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

Q&A: Drier Autumns Are Fueling Deadly California Wildfires

By Sabrina Shankman

Burned cars line a road near Paradise, California, after the state's deadliest wildfire swept through the town in November. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

California’s Wildfire & Climate Change Warnings Are Still Too Conservative, Scientist Says

By Phil McKenna

The Ohio River has 26 coal-fired power plants along its banks, about one every 38 miles. For decades, a regional commission has overseen standards for water pollution that crosses state lines. Credit: Saul Loeb/Getty Images

Ohio River May Lose Its Regional Water Quality Standards, Vote Suggests

By James Bruggers

Fishing on the Big Hole River in Montana. Credit: Meera Subramanian

Fly-Fishing on Montana's Big Hole River, Signs of Climate Change Are Everywhere

By MEERA SUBRAMANIAN

In Miami Beach, high tides are creating street flooding problems as sea level rises. It isn't just during hurricanes any more. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

U.S. Coastal Flooding Breaks Records as Sea Level Rises, NOAA Report Shows

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Barges deliver coal to the the more than two dozen power plants along the Ohio River. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Industries Try to Strip Power from Ohio River's Water Quality Commission

By James Bruggers

Five of California's largest fire years have been since 2006. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

In California, Climate Change Is an ‘Immediate and Escalating’ Threat

By Phil McKenna

Flooding in Carlisle, England, after Storm Desmond in 2015. Credit: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

Europe Saw a Spike in Extreme Weather Over Past 5 Years, Science Academies Say

By Bob Berwyn

Frank Gehrke, head of California's water survey, measures the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada several times a year. This photo was taken in 2010, ahead of the last major drought. Credit: Max Whittaker/Getty Images

Is California's Drought Returning? Snowpack Nears 2015's Historic Lows

By Georgina Gustin

Northstar gondolas at Lake Tahoe. Credit: Steve Jurvetson/CC-BY-2.0

Snowpack Near Record Lows Spells Trouble for Western Water Supplies

By Bob Berwyn

In every month of 2016, at least 12% of global land was in severe drought, the State of the Climate in 2016 report shows. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Hot, Dry and Worrisome: 2016 Was a Record-Breaking Year for Climate

By Georgina Gustin

Flooding in Tirol, Austria. Credit: ASI/Land Tirol/BH Landeck

Many of Europe's Rivers Are Flooding Earlier in Spring as Climate Changes

By Bob Berwyn

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