Climate

In 1957, my grandparents moved from Provincetown, Mass., to Stuart, Fla., bringing with them my mother, who was 11 at the time, and her three brothers. For the next half-century, my family lived the Florida dream. My grandfather helped develop Sailfish Point, an upscale housing community on a spit of …

As humans warm the planet, the soaking rains and lashing winds that Hurricane Helene brought last month are becoming increasingly likely occurrences in the Southeastern United States, scientists said Wednesday. Their assessment is a warning to Americans that Helene, the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in nearly two …

As his bush plane circled the craggy peaks of the Alaska Range, the explorer Bradford Washburn peered down and had a burning thought. Coursing down the southern slopes of Denali and Mount Silverthrone were the accumulated snows of thousands of winters, compacted under their own weight into colossal rivers of …

Wildlife populations around the world continue dropping precipitously, according to an important but limited and often misinterpreted assessment that’s issued every two years. The declines reported by the Living Planet Index, a collaboration between two large conservation organizations, have been so steep as to feel disorienting. This year is no …

Officials in Florida warned residents to move their electric vehicles away from potential flood zones ahead of Hurricane Milton to avoid the risk that the cars could burst into flames after being submerged in saltwater for extended periods. “Keep electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries away from floodwaters and storm surge,” …

The world’s largest river, the Amazon, has fallen to its lowest level on record in the past few weeks, a development that has shocked experts around the world. Rising temperatures, fueled by global warming, seem to be the driving force behind the powerful drought. They’re parching the largest freshwater reservoir …

“Forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, are everywhere. They’re in our water, our soil and in everyday items like cookware, mascara or waterproof clothing. And there’s mounting evidence that this family of thousands of synthetic chemicals can increase the risk of some types of cancer, developmental and fertility issues, and …

As we report on climate change, it’s all too easy to get caught up in the often troubling news. Ferocious storms wreak havoc around the globe. Planet warming-emissions keep rising. Scientists warn of catastrophic tipping points. Yet those headlines, crucially important as they are, often overshadow a different, equally important …

Hurricane Helene has torn through cities across the Southeast, killing at least 120 people in six states since it made landfall on Thursday. The death toll is still expected to rise. Some of the worst damage has happened inland in North Carolina, and almost a third of those killed were …

For seven hours on Wednesday, my colleagues and I interviewed world leaders, chief executives, scientists and activists in front of a live audience at our annual Climate Forward event in New York City. Somini Sengupta talked with Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s interim leader and a Nobel laureate, and President Mohamed Irfaan …