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Under a Code Orange, air quality may be unhealthy for vulnerable groups such as children, people with asthma, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults.

"If it's hot outside for you, it's most likely even hotter for your pet," one expert tells NPR.

Lower Merion and Upper Moreland also banned plastic bags this summer.

A recent study shows fine art can more effectively communicate climate change than data visualization.

June 2023 was the hottest June on record, going back to 1850. And forecasters expect more records to fall as El Niño exacerbates human-caused climate change.

A tangle of litigation could delay the start of New Jersey’s first offshore wind energy project.

We'll talk about 'Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--A Cool History of a Hot Commodity', and a year since the James Webb telescope's first images were released.

Drought declarations are not just based on rain. They also consider soil moisture, stream flow, and groundwater, which tends to lag behind rain.

Under a Code Orange, air quality may be unhealthy for vulnerable groups such as children, people with asthma, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults.

With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill.

The planetary average hit 63 degrees Fahrenheit, surpassing the 62.9-degree mark set Tuesday and equaled Wednesday, according to data from a University of Maine tool.

For two straight days, the global average temperature spiked into uncharted territory.

Under a Code Orange, air quality may be unhealthy for vulnerable groups such as children, people with asthma, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults.

Dangerous heat and elevated risks of wildfires are present in parts of the West, with climate change and El Niño both playing a role.

As smoky as the summer has been so far, scientists say it will likely be worse in future years because of climate change.