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Americans want their electricity to be cheap, clean and reliable, but that trifecta is becoming more elusive, thanks to climate change. According to a 2021 report by the nonprofit research organization Climate Central, more than 80% of reported major outages across the U.S. from 2000 through 2021 were caused by…

Climate change-fueled hurricanes and sea-level rise get a lot of attention, but Mississippi River Basin communities also are experiencing the effects of global warming.

The cost and frequency of extreme weather and climate disasters have increased in recent years.

Climate Central has made dire predictions about sea level rises impacting Edinburgh and surrounding coastal areas. Many local favourites could be at risk by 2030.

DALLAS — Texas leads the country for the number of weather-related power outages over the past two decades, says a new report by a climate change nonprofit.

DENVER -- Colorado State University professor Jennifer Bousselot is growing a garden on top of a building in Denver as part of her ongoing research into “green roofs” and her efforts to educate the public about their many benefits.

Areas in Merseyside are particularly at risk

Ayr, Troon and Prestwick are among the Scottish towns most likely to be affected by rising sea levels, as well as some of the area's iconic golf courses.

Temperatures in many US cities could rise to those currently experienced in the Middle East if global emissions aren't cut

ST. LOUIS — The region's sewers, creeks and storm drains were no match for last week's record-shattering rainfall — a downpour remarkable not just for its unprecedented total, but also for its intensity. Pouring water sprawled over creek banks, across roads, and into homes and vehicles, stranding hundreds and killing…

Unchecked global heating will bring once unthinkable heat extremes, with 16 US cities to rival summer highs seen in Middle East