Climate Change

Northern California wildfire sparked by burning car triples in size. A 42-year-old man is arrested

By John Antczak, Holly Ramer, Associated Press

Officials say thousands have been ordered to evacuate and an unspecified number of structures have been destroyed.

After Earth’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, Monday breaks new record

By Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Copernicus' preliminary data shows the global average temperature Monday was 17.15 degrees Celsius, or 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, which beats Sunday's record by 0.06 degrees Celsius.

Last Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in recorded history

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus.

WATCH: Tipping Point: Colorado River Reckoning- A PBS News Special

By Miles O'Brien

Forty million people depend on the Colorado River for water, but that vital resource is in peril, given the river's storage system is at an estimated 41 percent capacity as of June 2024.

Inland counties top disaster list as extreme weather becomes more frequent

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Despite the common belief that America's hurricane or earthquake prone coasts pose the greatest risk for climate-related disasters, the highest concentration of federally declared disasters is actually found in states like Kentucky or Vermont.

Baby bull sharks are thriving in warming waters off the coast of Texas and Alabama

By James Marcus Drymon, Lindsay Mullins, Philip Matich, The Conversation

The Gulf Coast has seen an increase in baby bull shark numbers due to warming ocean temperatures. As adults, these are among the most aggressive species of sharks, but the babies aren’t cause for concern, as three scientists explain.

1 dead, thousands without power after severe storms, possible tornadoes hit Chicago area

By Associated Press

The National Weather Service says 5-7 inches of rain fell in eight hours.

An incomplete list of broken heat records this year

By Isabella O'Malley, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press

Temperatures in India, the Middle East, and the U.S. Southwest have been exceptionally hot in 2024.

Las Vegas under ‘most extreme heat wave’ in recorded history, meteorologist says

By Ken Ritter, Ty O'Neil, Associated Press

Las Vegas baked Wednesday in a record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend, the National Weather Service…

Oklahoma’s Sen. Jim Inhofe, Republican known for denying human-caused climate change, dies at 89

By Associated Press

Inhofe was a powerful fixture in state politics for more than six decades, serving in the Oklahoma Legislature and as Tulsa mayor before heading to Washington.