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Saharan Dust Plume: Health Effects and How to Protect Yourself

June 5, 2025 - 15:20
A plume of dust is affecting air quality in Florida and may reach other Southern states soon. Here’s what we know about the potential health effects.
Categories: Climate

There’s an Effective Way to Deter Rhino Poachers, a New Study Finds

June 5, 2025 - 14:00
Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in high demand in some parts of Asia.
Categories: Climate

It’s Not Just Poor Rains Causing Drought. The Atmosphere Is ‘Thirstier.’

June 4, 2025 - 14:21
Higher temperatures caused by climate change are driving complex processes that make droughts bigger and more severe, new research shows.
Categories: Climate

El aumento del calor hace de la peregrinación a La Meca una prueba de resistencia

June 4, 2025 - 06:33
El año pasado, según el gobierno saudí, murieron más de 1300 peregrinos, muchos de ellos procedentes de Egipto. Las autoridades dijeron que el calor sigue siendo el mayor problema de la temporada
Categories: Climate

Amid Rising Heat, Hajj Becomes Test of Endurance for Pilgrims and Saudi Arabia

June 4, 2025 - 00:01
Millions will make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died last year.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Pick to Run the Forest Service Has a History With the Agency

June 3, 2025 - 15:25
Michael Boren, a tech company founder, has clashed with the agency for years over land he owns in Idaho.
Categories: Climate

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

June 3, 2025 - 13:26
Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.”
Categories: Climate

Michael Boren Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He Might Lead the Forest Service.

June 3, 2025 - 10:02
Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.
Categories: Climate

Trump Administration to Open Alaska Wilderness to Drilling and Mining

June 2, 2025 - 16:55
The Interior Department plans to repeal Biden-era protections across the state’s ecologically sensitive North Slope.
Categories: Climate

Save Us, Senators, From a Very Expensive Mistake

June 2, 2025 - 15:03
Senate Republicans understand that energy abundance is essential for the economy, national security and the country’s well-being. Now they must act.
Categories: Climate

Which Cooking Oil Is Best for the Planet?

June 2, 2025 - 05:01
When it comes to climate and the environment, some oils are a cut above. Here’s what to know.
Categories: Climate

Climate Scientists Join 100-Hour Livestream to Protest Trump’s Cuts

May 31, 2025 - 19:00
The livestream featuring hundreds of meteorologists and climate scientists began on May 28 and is scheduled to run through June 1, the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut the Ecosystems Mission Area and Much of Its Work

May 31, 2025 - 15:18
From bee science to understanding the impact of a warming world on plant life, here’s what the Ecosystems Mission Area does.
Categories: Climate

Alarmed by Trump Cuts, Scientists Are Talking Science. For 100 Hours.

May 30, 2025 - 20:55
Meteorologists and climate researchers aim to run a livestream for 100 hours in protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to weather and climate research.
Categories: Climate

A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security

May 30, 2025 - 19:59
The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these.
Categories: Climate

Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions

May 30, 2025 - 16:02
The 24 awards would have gone to a range of companies trying in novel ways to reduce the pollution that is heating the planet.
Categories: Climate

Flooding in Nigeria Flattens a Town, Killing at Least 56

May 30, 2025 - 15:30
Nigerian authorities said they had expected flooding as part of the rainy season but were surprised by the extent of the damage.
Categories: Climate

Williams to Revive Plans for N.Y. Natural Gas Pipelines

May 29, 2025 - 17:28
An energy company plans to revive pipelines that were blocked on environmental grounds, as President Trump pushes states on fossil fuel projects.
Categories: Climate

The Growing Legal Battle Over Climate Change

May 29, 2025 - 16:22
Oil and gas companies are facing a wave of new lawsuits over their role in global warming.
Categories: Climate

California and Nevada May Set Heat Records This Week

May 29, 2025 - 15:57
The National Weather Service warned of “dangerously hot conditions” from Friday through Sunday.
Categories: Climate