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There has been a fivefold increase in the number of documented weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, driven in large part by climate change, a U.N. agency says.

Thanks to a new federal law, cities will get better forecasts about how climate change intensifies rainstorms. Still, it won't be in time for billions of dollars of federal infrastructure spending.

Rising temperatures and thawing permafrost threaten tiny Newtok. Its residents want President Obama to declare an official disaster, to unlock the millions it needs to move the community.

When cows overgraze it's bad for the soil and the climate. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is trying new technology to help avoid overgrazing: virtual fencing.

Nuclear power is having a moment, fueled by a desire to move away from more polluting power sources. But critics say the technology has too much baggage and isn't necessary for a clean energy future.

Many communities affected most by San Diego's flooding were low-income, with a majority of Latino and Black residents. The impact highlights the inequality in public investment for climate resiliency.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bon Appetit Editor in Chief Dawn Davis about the future of sustainable food.

A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home.

Four more heat pump manufacturers have developed products that can operate at 100% heating capacity at 5 degrees without the use of supplemental heat, according to the Department of Energy.

As House lawmakers take up the Climate Superfund Act, climate scientists urge them not to balk at the newness of attribution science.