National How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown It's increasingly expensive and difficult to get home insurance, as losses rise from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes. And the solutions aren't always politically popular. Michael Copley Rebecca Hersher Nathan Rott
National El Niño will likely continue into early 2024, driving even more hot weather El Niño is warming up the water in the Pacific Ocean. That extra heat affects the whole planet, and has helped drive record-breaking hot weather. Rebecca Hersher
Climate Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth June 2023 was the hottest June on record, going back to 1850. And forecasters expect more records to fall as El Niño exacerbates human-caused climate change. Rebecca Hersher
Climate Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, study finds Researchers looked at thousands of homeowners who moved out of flood-prone homes. Most stayed within a 20-minute drive, and their new homes were safer from flooding. Rebecca Hersher
Climate NOAA predicts a 'near-normal' hurricane season. But that's not good news El Niño is coming, which usually means fewer storms. But abnormally warm ocean water makes hurricanes more likely. It's a rare situation Rebecca Hersher
Science Global warming could be juicing baseball home runs, study finds Baseball home runs appear to be getting a little extra help from climate change, a new study finds. That's because baseballs can fly farther through air that's made thinner by warmer conditions. Ari Daniel
Environment Why the EPA puts a higher value on rich lives lost to climate change There is one number that the Environmental Protection Agency relies on to decide which climate policies to pursue. So why does that number assume the lives of richer people are worth more? Rebecca Hersher
Environment RIP Washington’s Hinman Glacier, gone after thousands of years The largest glacier between the high peaks of Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak has melted away after a long battle with global warming. John Ryan
Climate Climate change makes heat waves, storms and droughts worse, climate report confirms The connection between weather and climate change has never been clearer. And simultaneous extremes, such as hot and dry weather together, are particularly dangerous. Rebecca Hersher
Health How our perception of time shapes our approach to climate change Climate goals can feel distant. But climate change is happening right now. Speed up the benefits for taking action, psychologists say, if you want leaders and others to pay attention and act. Rebecca Hersher
