Heatwaves are becoming more deadly as nights warm faster than days
A photographer takes a picture of the thermometer reading 132 degrees Fahrenheit (55.5 Celsius) at the Furance Creek Visitors Station...
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As fires ravage the Western U.S., worried residents are turning to these apps to see how bad the air is
The Purple Air air-quality map on Friday Sept. 11, 2020, shows most of the west coast with hazardous levels of...
As wildfires rage, false antifa rumors spur pleas from police
Police and local officials on the West Coast are battling multiple raging fires. They're also fighting a wave of misinformation...
Deadly wildfires worsen across California, Oregon and Washington
Wildfires fueled by extreme heat and high wind spread further across California, Oregon and Washington on Thursday, destroying hundreds of...
Dangerous heat wave to hit California over weekend as wildfires still burn
Greg Berndt takes a selfie as the thermometer reads 131 degrees Fahrenheit (55 Celsius) at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center...
Trump will roll back more environmental regulations if reelected, says EPA chief
Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, May...
‘Don’t dial 911. No one’s going to answer’: Officials warn people who didn’t evacuate Hurricane Laura
Residents prepare to evacuate as Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast at the Island Community Center on August 25, 2020...
Tropical Storm Marco becomes a hurricane and heads toward U.S. Gulf Coast
An employee of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) monitors tropical storm Laura in Santo Domingo, on August 22, 2020.Erika Santelices...
Raging fires, a heat wave and coronavirus: California battles several crises
A Pacific Gas and Electric firefighter walks down a road as flames approach in Fairfield, California during the LNU Lightning...
California wildfires force more evacuations amid record heat and lightning strikes
Thousands of people in California are under evacuation orders as dozens of major wildfires continued to ravage parts of the...
Indigo Ag expands its ambitions to reward farmers for fighting global warming, adds Moderna CEO to board
David Perry, CEO and Director of Indigo Agriculture.Anjali Sundaram | CNBCBoston-based Indigo Agriculture got its start in 2014 under the name Symbiota,...
Coastal flooding could hit nearly 20% of global GDP as climate change accelerates storms, sea level rise
A general view shows people walking across the flooded St. Mark's Square, by St. Mark's Basilica on November 15, 2019...
Siberian heat wave is driving massive wildfires, sea ice melt in Arctic
A woman near the ruins of a summer house destroyed by a fire in a dacha community in Moshkovo District,...
Enormous amount of plastic will fill oceans, land by 2040 even with immediate global action, report says
A volunteer cleans up the riverbank surrounding the canal in Dhaka, Bangladesh; it was a canal before but continuous deposit...
A massive heat dome is hitting most of U.S. with higher than 90 degree heat this weekend
People play in the spray from the fire hydrant. At the 3rd and Spruce Recreation Center in Reading Wednesday afternoon...
As the world heats up, converting to energy-efficient cooling systems will curb greenhouse gas emissions
Dirk Waem | AFP | Getty ImagesAs the world heats up, converting to energy-efficient cooling systems is a major way...
Burger King is selling a burger made from cows on low-methane diet
Burger King to offer a reduced methane emissions Whopper.Source: Burger KingBurger King on Tuesday announced a hot new diet tip:...
