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Almost all of China's medium and large cities are susceptible to floods. Some experts are promoting a solution called sponge cities — urban landscapes that are softer and meant to absorb more water.

Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness. Her book is The Light Eaters.

The White House wants a twenty-fold increase in geothermal energy production to fight climate change and it's counting on the oil and gas industry for help.

Just a few years ago, Stefanik was rated the 13th most bipartisan House member. She also differed from Trump on several key issues — but times have changed.

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.

Leaders of seven of the world's largest economies will meet starting on Sunday. President Trump has imposed tariffs on his G7 partners — and has threatened to annex this year's host country, Canada.

Half of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has now dried up but scientists say there's still some time left to reverse its decline.

U.S. consumers are showing an increased interest in prolonging the life of the things they own, rather than throwing them out. But some products are easier to fix than others.

Global reliance on just a handful of crops for calories is hurting the environment — and wildlife, a new report says. It urges the world to diversify its diet to save plant and animal species alike.

Nearly two years after Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida, for many, the dream of living in paradise is becoming unaffordable. Making the situation worse, because of lax permitting and development following the hurricane, FEMA is hiking the cost of flood insurance in vulnerable coastal communities like Cape Coral.