A Warmer World

Regulators approved more than $9.7 billion in utility rate increases nationally last year.

Most Americans support government action on climate change, but a growing minority worry it will harm the economy, according to survey data from Stanford University and Resources for the Future.

More than 10,000 schools nationwide lack air conditioning, according to the Center for Climate Integrity. And with soaring temps across the midwest and East Coast, some schools are releasing students early or closing altogether this week.

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?