The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences

Over-allocation of water, chronic groundwater depletion, pollution and climate change have pushed the world into a drastic ...

Blockbuster storm starts spreading snow, ice across the US with devastating impacts to come

Snow and dangerous ice is falling in the south-central US and spreading east. The storm will impact more than 2,000 miles from Texas to New England through the weekend. Galloping lines can slam into ...

New-wave reactors are the face of an American nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms

Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental ...

How this brutal winter storm is even possible with climate change – and maybe even more likely

The frigid temperatures, massive snow and deadly ice storm taking shape east of the Rockies might seem to conflict with life on a rapidly warming planet. But all of these things still happen, even ...

Winter storm begins: Millions face catastrophic ice and heavy snow

• Widespread threat: Two-thirds of the US population is facing down a monster winter storm and extreme cold. The storm’s snow and ice will stretch over 2,000 miles from Texas to New England as it ...

Potentially historic winter storm to slam much of the US with destructive ice and heavy snow

A potentially historic winter storm is set to shut down travel and knock out power across a huge area.

Tracking the potentially historic US winter storm in maps and charts

A major winter storm is set to spread heavy snow and damaging ice across a large portion of the United States over the coming days. Dangerously cold temperatures will only worsen the storm and ...

Trump wants to slash funding for federal climate and weather research. Congress is about to tell him ‘No’

Congress is poised to reject President Donald Trump’s “astounding” proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as well as NASA’s Earth science programs.

A massive winter storm is coming. Don’t make these mistakes as you prepare

There’s a winter storm brewing that promises to blanket Texas to Washington, DC, in heavy snow and dangerous amounts of ice. Preparing for the kinds of impacts we’re expecting isn’t just about ...
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Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal

Iraq, the historic “land between two rivers,” faces a crisis striking at its identity as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, ...

Trump wants to own Venezuela’s oil, but its largest oil customer is speeding toward clean energy

Energy experts say the US and China are diverging on the energy transition, with China sprinting far ahead on renewables and EVs, while the US doubles down on drilling oil at home and abroad.

A cooler climate solution: Air-conditioning without the compressor

New solid-state air conditioners could change the way homes, apartments and office buildings are cooled, eliminating the need ...