Trump voters in storm-ravaged county confront climate change.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The church was empty, except for the piano too heavy for one man to move. It had been 21...

Cleanup from California fires poses environmental and health risks.

By KIRK JOHNSONOctober 16, 2017SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Dr. Karen Relucio has heard reports of people digging into the ashes of their burned homes in recent...

Wind, rain, and wildfire: The wrath Hurricane Ophelia brought to Europe.

Yet another Atlantic cyclone this season is racking up major damage and a rising death toll, this time across the pond in a region...

Why Puerto Rico’s electric grid stood no chance against Maria.

More than two weeks after Hurricane Maria crashed into Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, Allan Rivera had still not had a full night’s sleep....

Florida’s migrant farm workers struggle after hurricane damaged homes, crops.

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Hurricane Ophelia: A warning on climate inertia.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warned of a “national emergency” as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia battered the country yesterday. After years in which successive governments...

EPA warns Puerto Ricans to stop drinking water from Superfund sites, but everything's fine!

An aerial view of the damages caused by hurricane Maria in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, Oct. 11, 2017. Image: JORGE MUÑIZ/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Andrew Freedman2017-10-12 15:10:02 UTC It's been...

Desperate Puerto Ricans are drinking water from a hazardous-waste site.

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Rich countries must provide funds for climate change victims.

Harvey, Irma, Ophelia. This year’s devastating and record-breaking hurricane season reminds us that storms turbo-charged by human-caused climate change are not a distant future threat, but a reality faced by...

See it, say it: Climate change.

By Editorial Board, “NOTHING MORE than ash and bones.” That grim description of how some victims were found underscores the horror of the wildfires that...

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