Climate Change
Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January and February 2023 that dumped record amounts of snow. This time, the storms are warmer, and they are triggering flood warnings as they bring rain higher into the mountains – on top of the snowpack. Professor Keith Musselman, who studies water and climate change at the University of Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, explained the complex risks rain on snow creates and how they might change in a warming climate.
Scientists explain why wildfires are happening, why we can't put out every fire and how to move forward in an ever-changing climate.
Homes that survived the Marshall Fire harbored another disaster inside – here’s what we’ve learned about this insidious urban wildfire risk.
Average temperatures in high altitude areas have risen twice as fast as the global average, causing more river runoff and sediment flux, and the trend could get worse, scientists find.
Max Boykoff pitches strategies for more effective climate communication
A group of Earth scientists takes the train instead of a plane to protest climate change. But can the rest of us climb aboard?
Film ‘repeatedly takes the audience to the brink of despair, before pulling back with a glimmer of optimism,’ Cannes reviewer says
Climate change is altering tree-leafing dates faster than birds are adapting, researchers find.