Climate

Volunteers stock hundreds of fridges with free items, bolstering access to food and cutting landfill emissions in cities from New York to Anchorage, Alaska.

For communities across the Global South, the impacts of climate change are not abstract projections but concrete realities that threaten their land and food security. The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel…

Living in an area with record-breaking heat increases perceptions that the weather is getting hotter, a study finds.

The rapid and widespread adoption of ESG-focused strategy throughout the investment industry has created a strange dilemma. Having generated a $35 trillion global market, ESG advocates are in the ironic…

It might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat. We’re using water cannons…

Industry groups have spent decades lobbying against life-saving extreme heat protections for outdoor workers.

Four out of five Miami-Dade County residents could face displacement or disruption due to sea-level rise, even outside of flood zones.

Drought on the Mississippi River is pulling salt water toward New Orleans, threatening drinking water supplies.

Conserving natural spaces. Cleaning up waterways. Reducing the use of fossil fuels. At first glance, all of these areas may seem to just be environmental issues. Yet foundations (among many…

Recent geopolitical crises have exposed the vulnerability of the global food system which was already ill-prepared for the dual shocks of post-pandemic price volatility and the impacts of climate change.

Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available.

Climate change is reducing the times of year and overall number of days when firefighters can safely implement prescribed fires.