Climate

Electric cars charge at a hub in downtown Milan on March 23. Starting in 2035, all cars sold in the European Union will be zero-emission vehicles.

All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands

10:09am March 30, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.

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In California, leafy greens farmers both suffered from floods and welcomed the water

6:19pm March 29, 2023

by Amy Mayer

Most of the country's lettuce and leafy greens come from California, where 13 atmospheric rivers hit this winter. Farmers both welcome the water and sometimes suffer from the deluge.

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This May 21, 2020, photo provided by Victor Gensini shows a tornado in Moscow, Kan. A new study says warming will fuel more supercells or tornados in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range.

Environment

Warming-fueled supercells will hit the southern U.S. more often, a study warns

3:27am March 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently.

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The new incentive for Americans to get heat pumps as a key climate solution

5:41pm March 27, 2023

by Julia Simon

U.S. sales of heat pumps overtook sales of gas furnaces in 2022. But what is a heat pump? And why do some call it a key climate solution?

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An aerial view of neighborhood in Rolling Fork, Miss., destroyed by Friday night's tornado.

The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why

11:24am March 27, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Western Mississippi is turning to recovery after being hit by a long-track tornado on Friday. Here's what made it so destructive — and why the impact of climate change on tornadoes is still unclear.

Kelna Begum, 30, stands with her child in front of a building that's been raised to survive seasonal floods in her village of Golabari in the Sunamganj region of northern Bangladesh.

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

9:48am March 26, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

Water pours out of Lake Oroville in Northern California in March. Reservoirs levels plummeted over the last three years, but now have more water than they can hold.

Environment

3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain

5:05am March 23, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain. The state had deeper problems in how it uses water.

A man fills cans with water in order to bring water to homes in Xochimilco, Mexico.

Billions of people lack access to clean drinking water, U.N. report finds

9:10pm March 22, 2023

by Seyma Bayram

A new U.N. water report warns the world is headed toward a global water crisis if human-caused climate change and population growth aren't addressed.

Bob Schroeder, an organizer with 350Juneau, sawed credit card replicas in half outside a Wells Fargo branch in Juneau, Alaska.

National

Climate activists target nation's big banks, urging divestment from fossil fuels

6:38am March 22, 2023

Across the U.S. on Tuesday, people gathered outside major banks demanding that financial institutions shift away from investing in fossil fuel projects.

People get drinking water from a water collecting point at a slum area, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. World Water Day will be observed on March 22, to aim to highlight the importance of freshwater and advocate for sustainable management of this vital resource.

1 in 4 people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water, the U.N. says

2:55am March 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.