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It's monsoon season in the Southwest, a vital source of moisture that keeps pastures and rivers healthy and wildfires in check. But climate change is making it harder to count on the season's rain.

California is experiencing a severe drought, but residents are having very different experiences. Some areas have cracked down on water use while in others, yard sprinklers flow freely.

Drought in Iraq means the country is only able to grow less than half its usual produce and is forcing mass migration from rural communities.

Billions of people rely on glaciers for drinking water, hydropower and irrigation. A raft of new research suggests there is less ice left than previously thought.

Now that a historic agreement on sharing the Colorado River has been struck, states are working out the details, and planning for its expiration in 2026.

The Canadian wildfire season has started early and already broken records, with toxic smoke drifting south to the U.S. and many air quality alerts in place.

There's been much buzz around electric vehicles lately. From Amazon to FedEx, delivery companies are updating their fleets, and going electric has an outsize impact on pollution and climate change.

Part memoir, part travelogue, part science tome, Juli Berwald's book is thoroughly entertaining, and makes the case for the jellyfish as both fascinating animal and a bellwether for climate change.

The Biden administration is pushing a major expansion of offshore wind energy. Officials say it will mean tens of thousands of jobs, and help make the overall electricity system carbon neutral.

After a half century, a Cape Cod weather station is being demolished before it falls into the ocean. It's among many structures threatened by stronger storms and rising seas fueled by climate change.