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Heat waves, heat domes … heat deaths. The reality of climate change means a grim uptick in fatalities, more so from excess heat than any other kind of extreme weather event. Reporter’s Toolbox points to useful data sources for covering the crisis, with insights on how to go behind the numbers to find the stories of those most vulnerable to heat’s effects.

A part of California has experienced a spring snowstorm that’s brought nearly three feet of snow to the Golden State — and ski resorts seem to be the beneficiaries of it.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in support of its climate change agenda, is claiming that heat waves in the United States have gotten hotter since the 1960s. This ignores the fact that [...]

The Community Development team fielded a survey targeting professionals in the western United States from a broad range of sectors whose work on community development‒related issues impacts the personal and economic well-being of low-income communities and communities of color. Over 250 respondents shared their perceptions of how climate-related risks may be affecting the communities they serve and their organizations’ work. This research brief offers an analysis of the survey responses.

The detrimental impact of carbon emissions on the ocean is recorded in marine microfossils, revealing ancient climate data to help scientists gain a deeper understanding of how ecosystems are being affected.

More moisture in a warmer atmosphere is fueling intense hurricanes and flooding rains

It’s great to see the EPA recommitting to climate change as a high-priority issue.

Four Things to Know—and a Word of Caution—about EPA’s Climate Change Indicators Website Reboot Wikimedia Commons; AP/Ross Franklin; NASA Four Things to Know—and a Word of Caution—about EPA’s Climate Change Indicators Website Reboot Kristy Dahl, senior climate scientist | May 17, 2021, 2:12 pm EDT Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first updates to its Climate Change Indicators website si...

Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images The EPA published an update of indicators tracking the climate crisis on Wednesday.  The report had long been annual, but was not published at all during the Trump administration. For the first time, the EPA attributed climate change to humans, a press officer told the BBC. For the first time, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that the climate crisis is — at least in part — caused by human activities, the B...

In a report suppressed under Trump, US environmental agency has said that humans caused climate crisis  May 13, 2021, 05:42 PM facebook Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images The EPA published an update of indicators tracking the climate crisis on Wednesday. The report had long been annual, but was not published at all during the Trump administration. For the first time, the EPA attributed climate change to humans, a press officer told the BBC. For more stories, go to ...