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Dominica’s traditional foods are countering modern threats.


They hope to solidify the connections among Indigenous rights, nature, and wildlife.


Human survival depends on this iconic ecosystem, and only one thing will save it.


At least 115 people have been killed in the wildfires in Hawaii as crews search for people who remain missing.

As tourism returns to Maui, those displaced by this year’s deadly fires face losing their homes again.


The flooding on September 29 was bad. The future will be, too.


Climate change is contributing to heavier precipitation, a major factor in flooding.


“Die-ins,” Krazy Glue, and gridlock: The climate movement is embracing civil disobedience.


Despite record power demand, the grid largely avoided blackouts. Don’t take this for granted.


Add in the extreme suffering of tens of billions of farmed animals, and suddenly the world looks like a much darker place.


Why haven’t we covered them in solar panels?

Not all heroes wear capes. Some are crabs.


This tiny Caribbean country shows why early warnings are an essential climate change adaptation.


Delay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action.


As the UN meets in New York, progress and energy around the Sustainable Development Goals is dwindling at the worst possible time.

Devastating photos reveal how an extreme heat wave is wrecking Florida’s coral reef.


The bolder, narrower message of the climate movement, explained.
E-bikes are cleaner and safer. So why aren’t we using them?

The coastal city wants to build its way out of climate change. Is that smart?

These monkeys, reptiles, and birds don’t belong in Florida. Should we kick them out?

Some types of air pollution slow global warming — but at the cost of millions of deaths a year.

An extreme heat wave has pushed Florida’s reef to the brink — and burned up years worth of progress.


The death toll is a tragedy decades in the making.


Geothermal’s “breakthrough,” and the challenges ahead, explained.


Wildfires, hurricanes, and extreme heat used to follow seasonal rules. They increasingly don’t.


Climate change is expanding the list of areas at risk for the worst wildfires.

If you love nature, consider not driving in it.


People might be still trapped under debris in Morocco. Here’s how they could be saved.


A massive quake near Marrakesh on Friday night has killed more than 2,100.


Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, and Australia had heat waves in the past few months. Now spring begins.


The first international climate change stocktake says trying is not enough.


Companies like ConocoPhillips are banking on a future filled with oil.


Invasive species cost hundreds of billions each year. But the division between “alien” and “native” isn’t so clear.


Building a temporary city of 80,000 people in the desert is actually bad for the planet.


These marine predators have a few clever tricks to survive storms like Idalia.


“Agricultural exceptionalism,” explained.


A climate psychologist explains how we’ve moved beyond hope, anger, and complacency toward something more promising.


Can the weakened presidential candidate weather crises at home?


Even traditionally wet states are experiencing unprecedented wildfires.


Several factors put Idalia on track to rival damage from previous deadly hurricanes.