Climate

Four residents recall the passage of the 2005 storm, which left 1,400 people dead and caused extensive property damage, and the recovery of New Orleans afterward

What consumes more, removing heat 24 hours a day or extracting excess heat only at the end of the day?

Samples of fish caught in Indigenous reserves, located in places such as Serranía de Chiribiquete National Park, reveal that up to 28% of species have concentrations that are above WHO recommendations

The Copernicus satellite monitoring system estimates that 350,000 hectares of land have been affected by fires this year

With 90 days to go until COP30 in Belém, skyrocketing hotel prices and a shortage of beds are monopolizing preparatory contacts

Sustainability, biodiversity and the protection of rural areas are giving rise to a new wave of winemaking in the Southern European country

The country’s second heat wave has turned this type of cooling — found in just 7% of homes — into a politically polarizing issue

From the mountains to the streets of Europe’s major cities, record-breaking temperatures are revealing the fierce impact of climate change

The fires have scorched thousands of hectares, forced residents from homes in multiple regions, and claimed one life near Madrid

The impact of the rainy season reveal decades of neglect, poor urban management, and institutional neglect that has worsened the flooding

This researcher at the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology in Jaca, Spain says there is still much we don’t know about plants, particularly their subterranean life

Biologist Rocío Cruces and her husband, forestry engineer Víctor Faúndez, are the creators of the organization Buena Cabra (“Good Goat”). The couple is developing a smart collar to advance strategic grazing that prevents fires in the central Biobío region, the third-most-populated region in Chile

An unprecedented heat wave has seen temperatures soar on the Italian island and experts warn that the record set in August 2021 could be exceeded, now or next month

In the first quarter of the year, at least three people died from elephant attacks in the Kariba region. The government has announced its intention to cull 50 animals to control overpopulation

When analyzing the role of global warming in rainfall, the World Weather Attribution organization found ‘inconclusive results’ due to a lack of information and models based on the tropics. ‘More science will save lives,’ it urged

The eco-activist, played by Oscar winner Julia Roberts in 2001, talks to EL PAÍS about her life since winning the largest civil lawsuit US history

Moist air masses fed the heavy rainfall as they moved into the so-called ‘Flash Flood Alley.’ For every 1°F increase in temperature, there is about 4% more water vapor in the atmosphere

The executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme is calling for better urban planning to help cities prepare for population growth and to tackle the global housing crisis

Cross-accusations between local authorities and weather services muddy the answers to why the event was so catastrophic, while Trump avoids getting involved

Tony Sánchez-Ariño, now 95, defends legal hunting in Africa in his books and recounts how he once shot a record 20 animals in just 75 minutes

At least 82 people are dead, including more than 20 children, and dozens remain missing in Kerr County: ‘It happened very quickly; there was no way to warn everyone and get everyone out’

Eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are in the ‘red zone,’ according to an index created by Columbia University and the Rockefeller Foundation

A report by the International Council on Clean Transportation shows that business jets generated as many emissions in 2023 as all the flights that departed from Heathrow Airport

The former Democratic secretary of state predicts that, despite Donald Trump, ‘the energy transition will continue’