Widespread flooding has already killed hundreds in East Africa
Many countries in East Africa have gone from drought to deluge, and the rains aren't over yet.
Environment
3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees
Climate science shows that beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, impacts in the U.S. get substantially worse. The world is on track for almost double that level of warming by the end of the century.
Greensboro's 'Leave the Leaves' program lets rakers off the hook
For those who are tired of raking leaves, Greensboro officials have a message that may be music to your ears: Leave the Leaves. It’s part of the city’s educational initiative that encourages residents to consider environmentally friendly landscaping practices.
U.S. moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges
The North American wolverine would receive threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal. Warming temperatures are expected to shrink the mountain snowpack wolverines rely on.
Armed with barriers made of human hair, Venezuelans take on massive oil slicks
Venezuelans attempt to tackle the massive oil slicks that are clogging up one of South America's largest bodies of inland water — by using human hair.
Climate funding is in short supply. So some want to rework the financial system
Efforts to boost climate financing have moved beyond national pledges. Now the focus is on overhauling organizations like the World Bank and providing countries debt relief.
Florida's coal reefs are recovering after record high ocean temperatures
Marine scientists have begun restoring corals to underwater nurseries as waters have cooled and conditions have improved off Florida's coast, following a summer of record-breaking ocean temperatures.
To save axolotls, a campaign in Mexico asks people to virtually adopt them
To help protect the salamander, the National Autonomous University of Mexico launched a campaign asking people to virtually adopt an axolotl or help pay for one of its meals.
This year saw more prescribed fires than ever before
A top strategy for preventing catastrophic wildfires is periodically burning forests under controlled conditions. The U.S. Forest Service conducted more "prescribed" fires than ever this year.
Residents of Kentucky town can return home after crews put out derailment fire
Evacuees were spending part Thanksgiving away from home after a CSX train derailed, catching fire and spilling chemicals near Livingston, a remote town with about 200 people.