A Hotter Climate Is Changing How Some Animals Look Just like humans, researchers say animals also have to adapt to climate change. The shifts for some warm-blooded animals are occurring over a far shorter time period than would usually happen. Jonathan Franklin
Hidden wireless technology keeps buses moving in this rural Washington town Washington state has more electric buses than any state except California. John Ryan
Enough With The Climate Jargon: Scientists Aim For Clearer Messages On Global Warming People are likely to be confused by common terms such as "mitigation" and "carbon neutral," according to a recent study. How can scientists do a better job communicating about global warming? Rebecca Hersher
Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change There has been a fivefold increase in the number of documented weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, driven in large part by climate change, a U.N. agency says. Eric McDaniel
NYC's Subway Flooding Isn't A Fluke. It's The Reality For Cities In A Warming World Underground trains are incredibly susceptible to flooding from climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise. Cities around the world are racing to adapt their transit systems. Rebecca Hersher
U.S. Envoy Kerry Says China Is Crucial To Handling The Climate Crisis China is the world's largest carbon emitter, after the U.S., producing an estimated 27% of global greenhouse gases. Kerry is in the country for talks on stronger efforts to curb rising temperatures. The Associated Press
California Fire Approaches Lake Tahoe After Mass Evacuation The popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists emptied out Monday as the massive Caldor Fire rapidly expanded. The Associated Press
How Climate Change Is Fueling Hurricanes Like Ida Hurricane Ida rapidly gained strength right before it hit Louisiana this weekend. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico acted as fuel for the storm. Rebecca Hersher
Greenhouse Gas Levels Are The Highest Ever Seen — And That's Going Back 800,000 Years Scientists said the concentration of carbon dioxide, which contributes to climate change, is the highest in data going back 800,000 years, based on ice core records. Deepa Shivaram
'Gray skies and that dull orange orb in the sky': The view from NW fire lines Thousands of firefighters are on the ground in our region, trying to control wildfires that have already consumed hundreds of thousands of acres. Katie Campbell
