The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.
February 09, 2026
Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves
February 09, 2026
Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it
February 06, 2026
The eastern US has been gripped by an Arctic freeze. That’s about to change
February 06, 2026
A new study out in the journal Science Advances finds that chronic exposure to wildfire smoke has contributed to tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States
February 04, 2026
The frigid weather gripping much of America is not unprecedented, but it feels that way
February 03, 2026
CheapInsurance.com used NOAA data to analyze the rising number of billion-dollar disasters and their implications for the insurance marketplace in the U.S.
March 03, 2025
China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions
February 03, 2026
Massive blankets of snow and ice are expected in parts of the U.S. this weekend, with frost and snow flurries possible in Florida
January 30, 2026
One of the longest cold-air outbreaks in decades is about to get even colder, with record temps as far south as Florida
January 28, 2026
The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states
January 28, 2026
Researchers say human-induced climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods in southern Africa
January 29, 2026
Many homeowners could save money on their heating bills by installing heat pumps – but not everyone, and not everywhere.
January 29, 2026
The winter storm is here and two-thirds of the US population is facing this extreme cold. More than half of all Americas will experience subzero wind chills over the next 3 days.
January 26, 2026
The atmosphere is a complicated place. Warm temperatures in one spot can contribute to brutally cold storms somewhere else.
January 24, 2026
Tracking the potentially historic US winter storm in maps and charts
January 22, 2026
Forecasters say over half the U.S. population could be affected by snow, ice or bitter cold as a winter storm sweeps across the county
January 23, 2026
King Charles III has teamed up with Amazon Prime to make a film about his vision for saving the planet, 16 years after he wrote a book on the subject
January 24, 2026
When the blockbuster winter storm will arrive in your city
January 23, 2026
Floods in Mozambique have led to a new threat
January 23, 2026
Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.
January 20, 2026
The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences
January 20, 2026
Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting
January 19, 2026
A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of sharks could have weaker teeth because of changing ocean chemistry
January 16, 2026
Pakistan says Afghanistan has created conditions ‘similar to or worse than’ pre-9/11 attacks
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs bill into law criminalizing disruptions at worship services
Burger King franchise group accused of hundreds of child labor violations at Wisconsin restaurants
Lindsey Vonn's father tells AP her Olympic crash marks 'the end of her career' if he has any say
Two boys die after falling through ice in Osage County
Cuba says airlines can no longer refuel on the island as US blockade deepens energy crisis
Barber rises from homelessness to Forbes 30 Under 30 social media list
Krewe of Carrollton parade delayed due to incident involving riders
Kids in the Metro make and show off their Valentine's Day boxes