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wildfire aftermathNew Jersey

It’s November, and the Northeast is on fire

By Paige Vega | Climate Change

When Rome’s fountains run dry

By Gabriele Di Donfrancesco | Climate Change

map showing water-related conflicts over thousands of years

4,000 years of conflict over water: a timeline

By Morgan Shimabuku | Analysis, Climate Change

Italian utility in hot water for draining a picturesque lake to send water to Rome

By Gabriele Di Donfrancesco | Climate Change

trees under clouds in the Amazon rainforest

Experts fear drought and wildfires will push Amazon to irreversible tipping point

By Jonathan Watts | Climate Change

The saltwater wedge may spare New Orleans, but it’s still a crisis

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Everything, everywhere, all at once: The great floods of 2023

By | Climate Change

Dry brown grass in a park under a cloudy sky

This summer has been a glimpse into Europe’s hot, dry future

By Alexandre Tuel, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir | Climate Change

lake mead bathtub rings

Wet and dry extremes on the rise, but flash floods no reprieve from long-term drought

By Gabrielle Canon | Climate Change

New roots of famine: How climate crises and global conflict combine to threaten millions in the Horn of Africa

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Climate Change

great salt lake, exposed shoreline in foreground, mountains in background

Dodging silver bullets: how cloud seeding could go wrong

By Laura Kuhl | Climate Change

a sliver of river reflecting the sunset surrounded by shadow

The Rio Grande in crisis

By Jim Robbins | Climate Change