Environment Pope Francis: Climate activist? The Pontifex has long used his platform to advocate for climate change awareness. Now he's attending one of the biggest conferences seeking to address it. Manuela López Restrepo
Health A fan died of heat at a Taylor Swift concert. It's a rising risk with climate change The concert in Rio de Janeiro took place during one of the worst heat waves ever in Brazil. The country is in the middle of a record-breaking six months of extreme weather. Alejandra Borunda
NASA satellites could be a new tool to help estimate snowpack, manage water resources Scientists in Washington recently used NASA satellites to learn more about snow in the mountains. Courtney Flatt
Climate This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution Global emissions of greenhouse gasses are rising, according to an annual accounting by the United Nations. It warns development of new oil, gas and coal is incompatible with meeting climate targets. Rebecca Hersher
Health A disappearing island: 'The water is destroying us, one house at a time' The island of Nyangai off the coast of Sierra Leone is on the frontline of climate change. More frequent and intense weather has eroded Nyangai to a nubbin. Residents who remain fear for its future. Tommy Trenchard
Environment "It feels like I'm not crazy." Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map. The USDA is updating an important map for gardeners and growers picking plants and flowers. The new map shows the contiguous US is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last map 11 years ago. Julia Simon
Science Want some good news? King County streams are getting healthier Several 20-year long studies show that King County streams have fewer pollutants compared to previous samples, despite a population boom. In one study, a quarter of sites improved in water quality while only 3% declined in health. Natalie Akane Newcomb
National China and the U.S. pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2. The Associated Press
Health Climate change, fossil fuels hurting people's health, says new global report The latest Lancet Countdown, an annual analysis from the prestigious medical journal, underscores the vast and growing costs of fossil fuel burning on health. Alejandra Borunda
