Climate change is real and its effects are spawning a climate crisis that impacts weather, wildlife, food supplies and other aspects of daily life.
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
Host city for 2030 Winter Olympics hasn’t yet been named. Why? It may not be cold enough.
The International Olympic Committee will delay choosing a host for the 2030 Winter Olympics citing climate change concerns.
A rogue wave caused a cruise ship tragedy. They occur more often than you think.
A rogue wave crashed into the Viking Polaris cruise ship between Antarctica and Argentina. What are rogue waves and does climate change cause them?
Disaster after the disaster: A maze of 30 federal entities complicate recovery after tragedy, report finds
A new report from the Government Accounting Office says FEMA is part of a maze of federal organizations with rules that complicate disaster recovery.
‘Things are grim for the species’: Endangered right whales continue to decline in Atlantic
Scientists are renewing calls to do more to protect the right whales, one of the world’s most endangered large whale populations.
Monkey see, monkey go: How climate change, deforestation are putting some primates in a bind
While primates have proven to be “incredibly adaptable,” the warming change is “one of the many big threats,” one of the study’s co-authors said.
This Florida woman survived her ‘biggest mistake’ in Hurricane Ian. Why experts say many others didn’t.
The rising Florida death toll from Hurricane Ian is further proof that people’s vulnerability and misinformation play a role who lives and who dies.
There are ‘no easy fixes’ in Florida. But could Hurricane Ian’s havoc bring a call for better planning?
Hurricane Ian’s deadly flooding, fueled by climate change, should prompt better planning for future development in Florida, experts told USA TODAY.
2021’s climate extremes show global warming has ‘no sign of slowing’
The warming climate continues to bring weather extremes around the globe, with greater heat, drought and rain in 2021.
Inevitable: Melting Greenland ice sheet will send seas nearly a foot higher, study finds
Global sea levels could rise more than two feet within the century if the pace of warming continues, study authors warn.