The world's biggest climate event is this week in New York City — and in Columbus, city leaders continue to find local ways to address the effects of a global problem. Why it matters: Cities like ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Pregnancy Heat-Risk Days Added by Climate Change Extreme heat presents dangerous risks to global maternal health and birth outcomes. According to the U.S. Centers for ...

Since the 1970s, the date of our first fall freeze has continued to get later. Meteorologist Michael Behrens breaks down the latest data!

A prolonged stretch of unusually hot, midsummer heat and humidity will grip a large portion of the United States from July 21 to 25. What began across the Southeast over the weekend is forecast to ...

Hot days are more than uncomfortable — they can affect our health and well-being. And kids are among the most vulnerable to these risks. Excessive heat during childhood can affect kids’ health, ...

This story was produced in collaboration between WUSF and Climate Central. Melba Newsome (Climate Central) contributed science reporting and Julia Elman (Climate Central) contributed data reporting.

Climate change is affecting weather conditions in ways that increase wildfire risks. Warming temperatures and increasingly dry air, vegetation, and soils make it easier for fires to spread, and more ...

This story was produced through a collaboration between WHYY and Climate Central. Climate Central researchers Jen Brady, Julia Elman, and WHYY’s Sophia Schmidt contributed reporting. Blanca Maldonado, ...

It’s Climate Week NYC. This event overlaps with the annual gathering of leaders from 193 countries at the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York. Whether in formal U.N. meetings or during ...

Central bankers fighting to save the global economy from the coronavirus fallout are preparing to deploy their firepower in another unprecedented battle -- against climate change.