climate

National Climate Assessment predicts growing threats to society, economy

Devastation from Hurricane Michael is visible in Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018. Gerald Herbert/AP A long-awaited federal climate report, released…

5 months ago

What is a strong El Niño?

Photo: The El Niño pattern stands out in the warm sea surface temperature anomalies in the Pacific in 2023. NOAA…

7 months ago

What Your Insurer Is Trying to Tell You About Climate Change

Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Rawpixel. Insurers are trying to send a message. The government is…

8 months ago

Vance Kennedy: Farmland trust founder, longtime water expert turns 100

Photo: Turlock’s Jeani and John Ferrari —2021 awardees of the California Farmland Trust’s Dr. Vance Kennedy Award — wish Kennedy…

11 months ago

Most arctic ice at North Pole has vanished, warns polar explorer

Robert Swan on an expedition (2041 Foundation) Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both the North and South…

3 years ago