Science

 ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida, Menaces the Southeast

Forecasters warned of a 15- to 20-foot storm surge in Florida’s Big Bend region. Impacts were expected to be felt as far north as Atlanta and the Appalachian Mountains.

By Amy Green

Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution

By Phil McKenna

Unprecedented Numbers of Florida Manatees Have Died in Recent Years. New Habitat Protections Could Help Them

By Amy Green

Baltimore Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration, a Climate Line of Defense

By Aman Azhar

A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Summer

Text and photos by David Sassoon

North America’s Biggest Food Companies Are Struggling to Lower Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Georgina Gustin

‘Grim Outlook’ for Thwaites Glacier

By Bob Berwyn

New Study Suggests Major Climate Reports May Be Underestimating Drought Risks

By Bob Berwyn

Low Boom, High Pollution? NASA Readies for Supersonic Test Flight

By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense

The Key to Fix California’s Inadequate Water Storage? Put Water Underground, Scientists Say

By Caroline Marshall Reinhart

How to Talk to Anxious Children About Climate Change

By Nina Dietz

Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River

By Kristoffer Tigue

‘Weather Whiplash’ Helped Drive This Year’s California Wildfires

By Caroline Marshall Reinhart

A Combination of Heat and Drought Walloped Virginia Vegetable Farmers

By Sean Sublette

Big Cities Disrupt the Atmosphere, Often Generating More Rainfall, But Can Also Have a Drying Effect

By Bob Berwyn

Hope for North America’s Most Endangered Bird

By Amy Green

As Climate Threats to Agriculture Mount, Could the Mississippi River Delta Be the Next California?

By Cassandra Stephenson, Illan Ireland and Phillip Powell, Tennessee Lookout

The Deteriorating Environment Is a Public Concern, but Americans Misunderstand Their Contribution to the Problem

By Katie Surma

As Tornado Alley Shifts East, Bracing for Impact in Unexpected Places

By Kiley Bense