Tag: Explainer

A large iceberg glistens in sunlight as waves crash against its base in deep blue water.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Scientists say sea levels could rise far higher than expected because of one crucial ocean factor

A man wearing a towel on his head stands on a city sidewalk, surrounded by parked cars and greenery.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Millions brace for dangerous storms as heat dome smothers East and snow falls out West

A hand holds three pieces of hail, surrounded by green grass and scattered hailstones on the ground.
  • Tech Tech

Climate change could bring a sharp rise in golf ball-sized hail, researchers warn

A field of wilted leafy greens with brown edges under a clear sky.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Scientists warn this El Niño could hit harder than ever before as warming fuels extremes

Workers in safety gear plant a small tree on a city sidewalk, surrounded by parked cars and landscaping tools.
  • Business Business

Cities could cut dangerous urban heat in half by planting more trees

A close-up of a beet plant with vibrant red stems and green leaves emerging from the soil.
  • Tech Tech

Indian farmers say the seasons no longer follow the calendar as climate shifts threaten crops

A supercell thunderstorm in Oklahoma.
  • Tech Tech

Rare 'mother ship' supercell turns Oklahoma sunset into an otherworldly spectacle

Wildfire smoke rises from a forested area behind a residential neighborhood with autumn foliage.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

'We're not really out of the woods yet': Pennsylvania wildfires surge as drought rewrites fire season

An aerial view of a coastal area featuring houses, sand, and water as storm clouds approach.
  • Business Business

As hurricane season nears, South Florida homeowners are gambling on no insurance

A person in gloves measures and cuts a plywood board to fit over a window.
  • Business Business

Homeowners in Florida and Louisiana now face a $4,500 'hurricane tax'

A vibrant sunset casts orange hues over a beach with silhouetted figures walking along the shoreline.
  • Tech Tech

Gulf waters are heating twice as fast as the world's oceans, supercharging hurricane risk

A vibrant aurora borealis lights up the night sky over a suburban neighborhood.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Aurora could light up skies in 20 states Thursday night as solar storm reaches Earth

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