Climate Change
The flood that caused a housing reckoning in Vermont
October 28, 2024The interconnected climate and housing crises are putting some Montpelier residents one disaster away from homelessness.
Read moreHelene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
October 2, 2024More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water...
Read moreThawing Alaskan permafrost is releasing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
August 27, 2024"It has that sense of a bomb that's going to go off."
Read moreThree million stranded as parts of Bangladesh endure worst flooding in nearly 40 years
August 26, 2024“I haven’t seen so much water in the last 20 years. Everything in my house is wrecked because the water has risen to waist level."
Read moreHurricane Ernesto arrived much too early – an ominous sign
August 21, 2024A third Atlantic hurricane usually doesn't form until three weeks from now. Yet here's Ernesto, bearing down on Bermuda.
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