Climate Change

As glaciers melt, scientists study potential for more violent volcanic eruptions

By William Brangham, Lorna Baldwin

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports.

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Florida’s climate-focused tech sector faces uncertainty after federal cuts

By William Brangham, Sam Weber

South Florida is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Start-ups, local governments and researchers are working to make the area more resilient, but federal funding cuts may hinder those efforts. William Brangham traveled to the region and reports for…

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The climate and market factors driving beef prices to record highs

By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes

Beef prices have soared to all-time highs with many families feeling the squeeze. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the factors driving prices higher.

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Spain battles record fires even as end of heat wave brings lower temperatures

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Thousands of firefighters, aided by soldiers and aircraft, are battling fires on Tuesday in parched woodland, especially in northwestern Spain.

Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement

By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Nations worked for 11 days at the United Nations office to try to complete a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis.

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill at least 176 people in India and Pakistan

By Channi Anand, Riaz Khan, Associated Press

Experts say cloudbursts have increased in recent years partly because of climate change, while damage from the storms also has increased because of unplanned development in mountain regions.

At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

By Derek Gatopoulos, Llazar Semini, Associated Press

Thinly-stretched crews are fighting to contain blazes after weeks of searing heat.

Millions face record heat in Europe as wildfires prompt evacuations

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Europe is warming faster than any other continent, at twice the speed of the global average since the 1980s.

A heatwave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in southern France

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Scientists say Europe is becoming the world's fastest-warming continent.

New study shows how climate change is driving wildfire season to start earlier in California

By Gavin D. Madakumbura, Alex Hall, The Conversation

Parts of California are seeing fire season start more than 10 weeks earlier now than in the 1990s. Two authors of a new study explain how climate warming has been driving this trend and why it's likely to continue.