Climate 'Frankly astonished': 2023 was significantly hotter than any other year on record 2023 was significantly hotter than any year going back to at least the late 1800s. The coming decades will be even hotter if humans don't rapidly move away from burning fossil fuels, scientists warn. Rebecca Hersher
Climate People are leaving some neighborhoods because of floods, a new study finds There are hundreds of U.S. neighborhoods where the population is declining due to flood risk, a new study suggests. Climate change drives flooding from heavy rain and sea level rise. Rebecca Hersher
Climate U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect The comments came shortly before talks kicked off in Dubai. In reality, scientists warn that further fossil fuel development is driving global warming. Rebecca Hersher
Climate Global climate talks begin in Dubai, with an oil executive in charge This year's United Nations climate summit is being held in the petroleum-dependent United Arab Emirates, as the Earth closes out its hottest year ever recorded. Rebecca Hersher
Climate This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution Global emissions of greenhouse gasses are rising, according to an annual accounting by the United Nations. It warns development of new oil, gas and coal is incompatible with meeting climate targets. Rebecca Hersher
Climate Climate change affects your life in 3 big ways, a new report warns Climate change costs tens of billions of dollars each year, hurts Americans' health and disrupts everyday life, including how we work, eat, play and mourn, according to a major new assessment. Alejandra Borunda Lauren Sommer Rebecca Hersher
Climate Antarctica is melting and we all need to adapt, a trio of climate analyses show West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent. Rebecca Hersher
Climate Here's how Americans feel about climate change The majority of Americans think climate change will kill and displace a large number of people in the U.S. in the next 30 years, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. Rebecca Hersher
Environment It's the warmest September on record thanks to El Niño and, yes, climate change A new government report finds that September 2023 was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat. Julia Simon
National Climate activists protested at Burning Man. Then the climate itself crashed the party Burners were forced to endure hours of torrential rains before tens of thousands bailed on the festival. Scientists warn that such large bursts of showers are a result of a warming planet. Vanessa Romo
