Residents in one Sunshine State city must now embrace solar power. South Miami is requiring solar panels be installed on all new homes. ...

A new study shows utilities knew as far back as 1968 that burning fossil fuels could warm the planet -- yet ramped up coal use and lobbied to fight climate regulations. ...

At a Glance Global warming refers to the rise in global average temperatures of the Earth over time and is considered human-caused.Climate change includes warming and the impacts of warming. Making the distinction between global warming and climate change can be pretty confusing for many people, but they really are two very different things. While global warming refers to therise in global average temperatures of the Earth over time, climate changeincludes warming and the impacts of warming, such as melting...

At a Glance Officials warn residents to avoid making contact with the algae growing on Lake Okeechobee.Two samples confirmed the presence of a neurotoxin in the latest bloom. Florida's Lake Okeechobee is once again turning an emerald shade of green as warm temperatures, abundant sunlight and frequent rainstorms havenurtured the bloom of another round of algae. Officials with theFlorida Department of Environmental Protectionand the Florida Health Department released a joint statement last week warning residents and visitors to avoid contact...

Florida’s Lake Okeechobee -- which had a huge toxic algae bloom last year -- is turning green again. Is it a repeat of last summer? ...

At a Glance Heat-related deaths will rise significantly if climate change continues unabated.A new study looks to highlight the human cost of inaction to curb rising temperatures. Heat-related fatalities will drastically increase in 10 major U.S. cities if climate change is allowed to continue at its current rate, according to a new study. Researchers from Brown University from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphiaand Washington D.C. with temperature models between the years 2085 and 2090....

Snow meltwater and heavy rains have helped push Lake Tahoe to former high levels. ...

The EPA museum plans to scrap references to climate change and add a display dedicated to coal. ...

Separated into 30-year periods, Schmidt's presentation of monthly GISS Surface Temperature Analysis data shows how quickly the planet is warming. (Gavin Schmidt/RealClimate.org) At a Glance A new animated image shows the acceleration of global warming in recent decades.Climatologist Gavin Schmidt used surface temperature analysis data from 1881 through 2017 to create the image. It isn't always easy to visualize the slow march toward dangerous temperatures brought on by climate change, but by analyzing recent history, the picture becomes clearer. Take,...

At a Glance For every 1 degree Celsius (1.8 F) of warming above 20 degrees C (68 degrees F) during the growing season in India, there are 67 more suicides on average.Experts said the study's findings should raise alarms. The wife of a farmer in India tells a tragic story of her husband's suicide, a story that is becoming all too commonplace as hotter temperatures damage crops and leave farmers without the means to support their families. Rani, a 44-year-old...

This natural phenomena was created by a natural gas field in the village of Derwese in Turkmenistan. ...

Climate change is the top security concern in much of Latin America and Africa. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) The terrorist group ISIS and climate change areseen by people around the world as the biggest threats to national security, a new Pew Research Center survey says. The andasked respondents about eight possible threats. Globally, 62 percent of respondents listed ISIS as the No. 1threat. It was also the No. 1 threat in 18 countries concentrated in Europe, the Middle East, Asia...

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) The Trump administration is waiving environmental laws to speed up anupgrade of a segment of thewall along the border of Mexico. According to , the waiver addresses a 15-mile segment of the border wall near San Diego. Citing its authority under a 2006 law to set aside environmental laws...