Climate crisis

The World Economic Forum's new report identifies a long list of interconnected economic threats that could feed off of and worsen each other. But there is a caveat.

The business of elevating homes is growing as sea-level rise and wetter storms increase flood risk in many parts of the country.

One company says it can make sustainable aviation fuel using beets, sugar cane and forestry waste.

Experts say the country needs more transmission lines to move power from where it’s being generated to where it’s needed.

Some restaurants have joined an effort to support regenerative farming with a 1% charge on sales.

As icebergs melt, fishing with sled dogs on sturdy winter glaciers is no longer safe. But the retreating ice also means bigger catches of fish.

One sign of erosion: The rail tracks that run along the beach south of San Clemente are in danger of sliding into the ocean.

Rahul Tongia of the Brookings Institution argues that a swift, large-scale energy transition is unrealistic for poor countries, and unnecessary.

The plant will generate almost no greenhouse gas emissions, Net Power says. But critics say there are better alternatives.

A prescribed burn that went awry in New Mexico has some questioning the value of the practice, but scientists say we need prescribed burns more than ever because of climate change.