Environment

Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record

The year 2024 could easily shape up to be the hottest ever measured, climate scientists say

Scientists have traced a baffling monotonous planetary hum that lasted for nine days back to a glacier in Greenland

A research consortium plans to revive geoengineering trials of the controversial iron fertilization technique to pull carbon dioxide from the air, despite public backlash

Donald Trump all but ignored climate change at Tuesday’s presidential debate while Kamala Harris voiced support of both fossil fuels and increased clean energy spending

A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide

Tropical Storm Francine formed on Monday, ending a lull in the Atlantic hurricane season. It is expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane

Because wildfires create their own wind patterns, they can also spawn their own weather. Here’s how it works

Defending the U.S. is much more complicated in an era of climate change

Meteorologists predicted a busy Atlantic hurricane season—and a recent lull in activity doesn’t negate that

Summer has been brutally hot in the Southwest, toppling records set just last year, and the heat isn’t over yet

Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent