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It’s only early spring in Australia and the country is already grappling with heat and fire, sparking fears of a potentially devastating summer.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom drew loud cheers and applause on Wednesday when he spoke at the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit in New York, after pointedly calling the climate crisis “a fossil fuel crisis.”

The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have just wrapped up their long-awaited state visit to France, spending their final day in the southwest of the country.

King Charles III became the first British monarch to make a speech from France’s senate chamber on Thursday, praising the “indispensable relationship” between the UK and its neighbor which he said was “as firm as it has ever been.”

Millions of American homeowners could see insurance rates surge in the coming years in part due to worsening climate disasters, new data shows.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected Wednesday to share his vision for the US energy sector, one that is likely to target President Joe Biden’s ongoing efforts to fight climate change.

President Joe Biden’s administration is launching the first-ever American Climate Corps Wednesday, the White House said, a workforce training and service initiative aimed at preparing American youth for jobs in clean energy and climate resilience.

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres issued a stark warning as he gathered world leaders for a high-level summit on the climate crisis: “Humanity has opened the gates to hell.”

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new competitive grants totaling $4.6 billion that states, cities and tribes can apply for to reduce the planet-warming pollution that is fueling the climate crisis.