With scientists warning that 2024 will likely beat 2023 as the hottest year on record, there is growing acknowledgment that climate change—and especially extreme heat—presents a top threat to global ...

Climate change will continue to have wide-ranging effects on communities across Oregon, depending on where they are, how many people live there, and how much money their local governments have on hand ...

The caption accompanying a map shared to X on July 7, 2024, supposedly represented a dire warning from scientists about climate change: "Scientists say this map represents the US in 30 years if we don ...

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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A new state report shows how some of the $3 billion raised so far in Climate Commitment Act funds is being used in more than 3,600 projects around Washington.

For years, a map of the US allegedly showing what will happen to the country if "we don't reverse climate change" has spread across social media. Snopes previously fact-checked this meme, which we ...