A rogue wave crashed into the Viking Polaris cruise ship between Antarctica and Argentina. What are rogue waves and does climate change cause them?
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
How is climate change affecting the US? The government is preparing a nearly 1,700 page answer.
As federal officials enter final stages of preparing the national climate change assessment, they’re seeking comment and art to illustrate the report.
Disaster after the disaster: A maze of 30 federal entities complicate recovery after tragedy, report finds
A new report from the Government Accounting Office says FEMA is part of a maze of federal organizations with rules that complicate disaster recovery.
Flurry of climate change reports have ominous message: ‘We are heading in the wrong direction’
A United Nations report found ‘no credible pathway’ to limiting global temperature increases to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. What to know.
‘Things are grim for the species’: Endangered right whales continue to decline in Atlantic
Scientists are renewing calls to do more to protect the right whales, one of the world’s most endangered large whale populations.
Monkey see, monkey go: How climate change, deforestation are putting some primates in a bind
While primates have proven to be “incredibly adaptable,” the warming change is “one of the many big threats,” one of the study’s co-authors said.
This Florida woman survived her ‘biggest mistake’ in Hurricane Ian. Why experts say many others didn’t.
The rising Florida death toll from Hurricane Ian is further proof that people’s vulnerability and misinformation play a role who lives and who dies.
There are ‘no easy fixes’ in Florida. But could Hurricane Ian’s havoc bring a call for better planning?
Hurricane Ian’s deadly flooding, fueled by climate change, should prompt better planning for future development in Florida, experts told USA TODAY.
Climate change makes living at the coast riskier. But more people keep coming.
Despite rising seas and climate change, millions of Americans continue to flock to coastal counties. Experts say they do so at their own peril.
Inevitable: Melting Greenland ice sheet will send seas nearly a foot higher, study finds
Global sea levels could rise more than two feet within the century if the pace of warming continues, study authors warn.