After wildfires, what happens to fire retardant-soaked crops?
The full extent of the damage from the northern California wildfires that killed 43 people and destroyed 8,400 homes is still being tallied. The...
Homeowners weigh options for wildfire cleanup.
About a week and a half ago shouting broke out at a town hall meeting in Santa Rosa, as fire survivors’ frustration and confusion...
Air conditioning use and heat-related deaths: How a natural disaster presented a unique research...
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Climate change-fueled drought drives Sri Lanka’s farmers to cities.
“Farmers are moving because there isn’t enough money in agriculture,” officials admitBy Amantha Perera
COLOMBO, Nov 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Siri Hettige, a...
Winemakers increasingly acknowledge impacts of climate change, but the topic is sensitive.
Droughts. Soaking winters. Heat waves. Wildfires. The last several years have whipsawed West Coast winemakers such as David Graves, who produces that oh-so-delicate...
Wildfires at your doorstep.
Op-Ed ContributorBy MICHAEL KODASOctober 26, 2017Boulder, Colo. — This year has seen an explosion of wildfires that have set records for death and destruction from California...
On Staten Island, haunting memories of those killed by Hurricane Sandy.
By MICHAEL WILSONOctober 27, 2017A daughter obsessively imagines the final moments of her father’s life five years later. Was he afraid? What was his last thought...
We asked 5 hurricane experts: Why were there so many hurricanes this season?
This is one of the most incredible images of 2017. It’s a satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration peering down on Hurricanes...
Cape Town rations water before reservoirs hit zero.
No end to water crisis in South Africa’s second largest city.
After three consecutive dry years, Cape Town resorts to water “blackouts” to conserve water....
This might be why there were so many home runs in Game 2 of...
It's hot, but at least we're hitting homers.
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By Andrew Freedman2017-10-26 15:38:02 UTC
Record heat may partly be to blame for the bizarre, historic, and...