‘This quintessential giant is not spared from the growing threats’
Rising seas and saltier soils have placed Florida’s cabbage palm at great risk. Even plants long considered resilient…
A Year in Orbit: The 12 Most Stunning NASA Satellite Images of 2025
From devastating wildfires to swirling cloud vortices, NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites captured remarkable views of our planet…
Experts issue warning about looming threat that could cause economic disaster: ‘It makes no difference’
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and destructive with rising global temperatures, and a multinational study has…
Hotspots Capable of Driving Catastrophic Mega-Hurricanes Are Spreading Across the Oceans
Milton. Haiyan. Patricia. These names conjure memories of supercharged tropical cyclones that churned up a debate over whether…
Study finds climate change worsened Asia cyclones
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly…
‘It has been happening for a long time’
A 30-year-old forecast of sea-level rise has proved to be remarkably accurate, according to a Tulane University geologist.…
Small island nations demand emission cuts at COP30 climate talks
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Battered by last month’s ferocious climate-fueled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and…
Study reveals major crisis with more than $1 billion price tag: ‘Eaten up’
A new analysis by the European Central Bank and the University of Mannheim revealed that natural disasters have…
The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
Parks’s team estimated that, among Medicare patients alone, tropical cyclones are associated with nearly seventeen thousand excess hospitalizations…
Hunger and despair spreads across historic seaport in Jamaica after ‘ Melissa’
BLACK RIVER, Jamaica (AP) — The road from Jamaica’s capital to the seaside town of Black River was…
Hurricane Melissa brings destruction to Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across…
Researchers issue warning about troubling phenomenon at Earth’s poles: ‘The picture has changed’
New research into the state of Antarctica has found it is much closer to the Arctic than previously…