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Without insurance, it's impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can't buy a home. The insurance crisis spreading across the United States arrived at Richard D. Zimmel's [...]

Byline: Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul For many years, wealthy places like the United States and Europe have had the biggest historical responsibility for global warming and have been tasked [...]

The U.N.'s annual climate conference has swelled over three decades, with governments, fossil fuel interests and others vying for influence. Over 50,000 people are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the [...]

China has now passed Europe in its historical contribution to global warming. Rich nations say the country should contribute more climate aid. For many years, wealthy places like the United [...]

Byline: Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul A new report forecasts global temperature increases well above the level that world leaders have pledged to avoid. Countries have made scant progress in [...]

A new report forecasts global temperature increases well above the level that world leaders have pledged to avoid. Countries have made scant progress in curbing their greenhouse gas emissions over [...]

Over 50,000 people are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations climate conference known as COP29. This is the second largest of the annual gatherings in their history, according […]

Weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina with a record downpour, many people still do not have clean drinking water. More than 150,000 municipal-water customers remain under boil-water notices, [...]

Little rain has fallen since Hurricane Helene dropped huge amounts across the Southeast. Almost the entire United States faced drought conditions during the last week of October. Only Alaska and [...]

Little rain has fallen since Hurricane Helene dropped huge amounts across the Southeast. Almost the entire United States faced drought conditions during the last week of October. Only Alaska and [...]

As Americans have flocked south and west, more people have been exposed to the risk of hazards like hurricanes, floods, wildfires and dangerous heat. For decades, Americans have flocked South [...]

The energy that supercharged Hurricane Milton into a Category 5 storm on Monday came from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, which have been abnormally warm not just at [...]

Earth's warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse. Right now, every moment of every day, we humans are reconfiguring [...]

Enid, Okla., surrounded by farms about 90 minutes north of Oklahoma City, has an unwelcome distinction: Home insurance is more expensive, relative to home values, than almost anywhere else in [...]

Enid, Okla., surrounded by farms about 90 minutes north of Oklahoma City, has an unwelcome distinction: Home insurance is more expensive, relative to home values, than almost anywhere else in [...]

It's not just California and Florida anymore: Insurers are losing money in states around the country, making it harder for homeowners to find coverage and threatening the broader economy. At [...]

A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities. A new study of sea-level rise using [...]

The new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey used satellite data to show the mounting threats to coastal communities. Nearly 40 percent of Americans live along coasts, [...]

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Data from more than 1,000 aquifers reveal widespread decline, but improvement in some places shows the trend can be reversed. An investigation into nearly 1,700 aquifers across more than 40 [...]

The lake that allows the Panama Canal to function recorded the lowest water level ever for the start of a dry season this year, which means that vastly fewer ships [...]

Data from more than 1,000 aquifers reveal widespread decline, but improvement in some places shows the trend can be reversed. An investigation into nearly 1,700 aquifers across more than 40 [...]

As dinner tables and snack menus feature far more chicken and cheese, farms are expanding where water is scarce. America's striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken [...]

America’s striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken and cheese, has not only contributed to concerns about American health but has taken a major, undocumented toll on [...]

Byline: Christopher Flavelle and Mira Rojanasakul From a small brick building in Garden City, Kan., 13 men manage the use of groundwater across five million acres in the southwest corner [...]

Byline: Max Bearak, Dionne Searcey and Mira Rojanasakul Vast stretches of America are dominated by corn, nearly 100 million acres of it, stretching from Ohio to the Dakotas. What once [...]

Carriers want to replace jet fuel with ethanol to fight global warming. That would require lots of corn, and lots of water. Vast stretches of America are dominated by corn, [...]

Here are some of the people fighting efforts to conserve a vital resource that's disappearing across the United States. From a small brick building in Garden City, Kan., 13 men [...]

Byline: Mira Rojanasakul, Christopher Flavelle, Blacki Migliozzi and Eli Murray A wealth of underground water helped create America, its vast cities and bountiful farmland. Now, Americans are squandering that inheritance. [...]

When Minnesota farmers cranked up their powerful wells, they blew through state limits. Thirsty crops included corn, soybeans and perfect, fry-friendly potatoes. The drought that gripped Minnesota in the summer [...]

The drought that gripped Minnesota in the summer of 2021 was one of the worst on record. Day after day a blazing sun shriveled leaves, dried up waterfalls and turned [...]

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times investigation found, threatening millions of people and America's status as a food superpower. A wealth of underground water [...]

For a century, hydroelectric power has been synonymous with gigantic dams -- feats of engineering that provide renewable energy but displace communities and destroy ecosystems. New research released Tuesday by [...]

For a century, hydroelectric power has been synonymous with gigantic dams — feats of engineering that provide renewable energy but displace communities and destroy ecosystems. New research released Tuesday by [...]

Scientists have long cautioned that warming temperatures would lead to wetter and drier global extremes -- increasingly severe rainfall, more intense droughts. A new study shows where that may already [...]

Torrential rain and snow have again drenched California in recent weeks, amplifying an already wet winter season. The extreme precipitation has begun to ease the state's long-term drought, the driest [...]

Torrential rain and snow have again drenched California in recent weeks, amplifying an already wet winter season. The extreme precipitation has begun to ease the state’s long-term drought, the driest [...]

The seven states that rely on the river for water are not expected to reach a deal on cuts. It appears the Biden administration will have to impose reductions. WASHINGTON [...]

The seven states that rely on the river for water are not expected to reach a deal on cuts. It appears the Biden administration will have to impose reductions. WASHINGTON [...]

Rain and snowfall this season are above average, but the state has seen some wild weather in past years. The storms that have walloped California in fierce waves since last [...]

A rapid string of punishing storm systems, known as atmospheric rivers, has brought extreme amounts of rain and snow to California during the past weeks, but the sudden deluge has [...]

Rain and snowfall this season are above average, but the state has seen some wild weather in past years. The storms that have walloped California in fierce waves since last [...]

A rapid string of punishing storm systems, known as atmospheric rivers, has brought extreme amounts of rain and snow to California during the past weeks, but the sudden deluge has [...]

The world remained firmly in warming's grip last year, with extreme summer temperatures in Europe, China and elsewhere contributing to 2022 being the fifth-hottest year on record, European climate researchers [...]

The world remained firmly in warming’s grip last year, with extreme summer temperatures in Europe, China and elsewhere contributing to 2022 being the fifth-hottest year on record, European climate researchers [...]

Byline: Christopher Flavelle, Raymond Zhong, Zach Levitt and Mira Rojanasakul As global warming brings more intense rainfall, experts say the state needs to give rivers more room to flood safely. [...]

New data shared with The New York Times reveals stark disparities in how different U.S. households contribute to climate change. Looking at America's cities, a pattern emerges. Households in denser [...]

New data shared with The New York Times reveals stark disparities in how different U.S. households contribute to climate change. Looking at America’s cities, a pattern emerges. Households in denser [...]

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Byline: Mira Rojanasakul Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according to research [...]