A Warmer World

So what will it take for the other 90%? A lot of sweeping physical transformation.

The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative just launched in the U.S. this week.

New research suggests that the historical trend of people moving from colder to warmer states could reverse given climate change.

Hundreds of local municipalities, states and tribes applied to get a share of the money; 25 made the cut.

That puts at least 1,100 pieces of critical infrastructure at risk, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Heat waves can cause adverse health effects and even be fatal. How are people and cities preparing for a world with more extreme heat?

Emissions worldwide hit a record high last year. But at the same time, more renewables have been coming on line.

Four Western states are paying farmers and ranchers tens of millions of dollars this year to conserve water as part of a short-term plan to save water from the Colorado River.

The state Conservation Land Tax Credit gives private landowners up to $75,000 to cover some of what their land would be worth to developers and the cost of appraisals, surveys and legal fees. 

The vast majority of Forest Service firefighters are men. A crew of women who are comfortable roughing it aim to change the equation.