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The Atlantic hurricane season is now projected to have "above-normal level of activity" according to an updated forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A study in Nature suggests the amount of carbon that humans can still emit and still keep warming to 1.5 °C may be exhausted within the next 6 years.

Migration, a mast year, and climate change are all contributing, said Sean O’Brien, with the UNH Cooperative Extension.

As climate change fuels more extreme rainfall, advocates say combined sewer overflows are becoming a bigger problem.

The Union of Concerned Scientists’ study shows wastewater treatment plants, a fire station and an affordable housing unit may flood regularly as sea levels rise.

The state's "ambitious" application to build a facility in Searsport was not selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

A change in weather conditions is being seen as a needed assist for nearly 30,000 fire personnel battling blazes. Authorities are also attempting to debunk online rumors about the cause of the fires.

As the climate warms, recent winters in Anchorage, Alaska, have seen more ice. The trend is leading to safety concerns and new measures to cope in this city where winter is defined by snow.

Pope Francis has deliberately worked to change the tone of the Catholic church on social positions, climate change, economics and migrant issues in a way that electrified Catholics and non-Catholics.

A new survey of baobab trees in Africa finds that many of the oldest have died or significantly deteriorated in the last decade. Scientists say climate change and human intervention could be culprits.