Hurricane Fiona, which made landfall on Sunday, has damaged reservoirs and water filtration plants. Puerto Rico's only water agency is scrambling to restore services, but officials say they're waiting for flooded rivers to subside. Alejandro Granadillo | AP The vast majority of Puerto Rican homes have been plunged into darkness ...

People wait in line for food in Sindh province, Pakistan, on Sept. 19, 2022. The province was one of the hardest hit by recent deadly floods. A new analysis confirms that climate change likely helped cause the disaster. Pervez Masih | AP It is likely that climate change helped drive ...

Fall's dazzling colors will soon transform woods and forests around the U.S., delighting spectators — if they can figure out when to see the fall foliage at the peak of their transformation. A map of foliage patterns is here to help, offering a best-guess guide to when aspen, birch, larch ...

In 1995, a heat wave in Chicago required morgue technicians use to rows of refrigerated trucks, after 1,000 people died the broader region. High humidity made the heat deceptively dangerous. Mike Fisher | AP In July 1995, weather reports in Chicago started warning residents about an incoming heat wave. It ...

Flooding in Ocean City, N.J. in October 2020. Thousands of coastal cities around the world are already dealing with rising sea levels, and face catastrophic sea level rise if global warming triggers runaway ice melt. Wayne Parry | AP Humans must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid ...

The telescopes of the SPECULOOS Southern Observatory in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The telescopes were used to confirm and characterize a new planet discovered by NASA, which led to the discovery of another nearby planet. ESO/P.Holárek An international team of scientists says it has discovered two new "super-Earth" type planets ...

Pipes that have been sitting for four years on the property of impacted landowner Maury Johnson, in Greenville, W.Va., on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Carlos Bernate for NPR Updated September 7, 2022 at 5:23 PM ET GREENVILLE, W.Va. — The Mountain Valley Pipeline exists as a 303-mile-long chain with hundreds ...

Lucas, a 4-year-old African penguin, trying out his new boots. Ken Bohn | San Diego Zoo Lucas is doing very well in his new boots, thank you very much. For many of us humans, there comes a time in one's life when one's feet demand the support of orthopedic footwear. ...

Gina McCarthy, seen here at an April 2021 news conference, was Biden's first national climate adviser. She is stepping down, and her deputy Ali Zaidi is taking on the role. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Biden is switching up his climate team at the White House. On Friday, Biden ...

Cattle graze amid drought conditions near Ojai, Calif., on June 21. Drought in parts of the country have forced some ranchers to slaughter their cattle early, leading to a drop in beef prices that will only be temporary. Mario Tama | Getty Images Supermarket shoppers are seeing something unusual these ...