Insurers rely on sophisticated catastrophe modelling to estimate risk exposure — and as climate risks are rising, so are the costs for protection. In January, at least 29 people were killed and more ...

Milken Institute Global Conference signage outside the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills on, April 25. Senior Correspondent Greetings from Los Angeles where the Milken Global Conference concluded ...

Taylor Swift may not be the first person who comes to mind when you think about climate change. But more than once, the singer has found herself in the middle of a media storm over her carbon di­oxide ...

For decades, we've been trying to slow global warming and control climate change. Unfortunately, none of those attempts appear to be paying off, as the UN says climate change control "falls miles ...

What triggers “climate silence”? Researchers take a look. Editor at Large It’s axiomatic that you can’t solve a problem if you don’t admit it exists—and the best way to admit it exists is to talk ...

Deciding where to live has always been a high-stakes financial decision, but a changing climate makes it even more critical. Just ask any of the millions of Americans who have already experienced the ...

Climate scientist Kate Marvel talks to The Washington Post about the complicated mix of emotions people might feel about the changing planet. Kate Marvel is a climate scientist. She spends her days ...

Many Americans misjudge which personal behaviors have the biggest impact on carbon emissions, researchers have found. But efforts to improve climate literacy that focus too narrowly on individual ...

No one in eastern Kentucky could remember rain as intense as what fell in July 2022. In just five days, more than 14 inches of rain inundated the region's rural counties. On the final day of the ...

Climate change didn’t start the wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles County this week. But the big swings in weather patterns that have accelerated over the past two decades serve as rocket fuel ...

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters ...