Environment

Extreme heat is already one of the defining climate and health threats in southern Africa, yet public debate still treats it as just another bout of bad weather. It is far more serious than that. A new study shows that governments and institutions can adopt practical measures to protect communities from extreme weather events driven by climate change.

Computer models that use artificial intelligence (AI) cannot forecast record-breaking weather as well as traditional climate models, according to a new study.

Economic growth does not increase our well-being. It drives environmental damage and will inevitably slow as we hit resource limits. Yet many countries, companies, and individuals remain fiercely attached to growth. This article uses systemic analysis and System Dynamics diagrams to explore why we keep pursuing more, despite what we know.

Through the Fix Our Forests Act, Senate Democrats are about to hand the Trump administration permanent statutory authority to log America’s national forests at landscape scale.

A multibillion-dollar industry backed by Chile’s new president threatens the Kawésqar people’s right to the sea.

Efforts to save coral reefs from climate‑driven heatwaves focus on conserving and breeding heat‑resistant corals and harnessing resilient algae and bacteria, offering a test case for conservation in a warming world.