Climate & Energy

Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds have formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet.

Matt Simon Wildfires

“We get these narratives that the fossil fuel unions are against climate action. I think it’s a lot more complicated than what we hear.”

Emily Pontecorvo Climate & Energy

The story behind Florida’s new laws that strip cities of their ability to fight climate change.

Emily Pontecorvo & Brendan Rivers Cities

Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.

Maria Gallucci Climate

This week's heat wave will roast areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs, and wildfires.

Oliver Milman, The Guardian Extreme Weather

Republicans claimed Solyndra and the government's green loan program was a failure. Ten years later, what did the loan program really cost?

Shannon Osaka & Daniel Penner Accountability

A new study finds that slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.

Jena Brooker Extreme Weather

But there are some big “ifs.”

Alexander C. Kaufman Climate

Carbon dioxide and warmer soils could be supercharging everyone’s least favorite plant.

Zoya Teirstein Climate

Walls are meant to keep out rising seas — but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors.

Matt Simon Cities

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