At a Glance King tides worsened by climate change are causing more nuisance flooding in parts of Florida. Some residents are seeing flooding even without rain. Officials in Hollywood, Florida, are making efforts to come up with ways to alleviate flooding. Florida’s coastal floodplain area is also expected to expand by 2050. Worsening nuisance flooding from king tides is creating a wave of concern among residents and officials in Florida, where climate change is expected to cause sea levels to...

Is South Florida, flooding without rain is the new normal. ...

At a Glance A new report from a non-partisan federal watchdog has alarming projections about climate change-impacted natural disasters.Over the past decade, the U.S. has spent $350 billion in federal money on natural disasters.These costs could rise as high as $112 billion per year by the end of the century, the report said. Climate change is already costing the United States billions of dollars each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office, a federal...

With Syria’s intent to join the Paris climate agreement, the U.S. is set to become the world’s only holdout. ...

This global map shows areas where deforestation is causing more frequent extreme summers (in red) and less frequent extreme summers (in blue). (NOAA) At a Glance New data from NOAA shows deforestation has doubled or even quadrupled the number of extreme summers in some parts of the world.This is especially the case in some regions of North America and Europe.Scientists hope the map will drive home the consequences of deforestation. While it's far from the only reason for rising global...

Ocean acidification spells danger to the future of red king crabs in Alaskan fishing waters. ...

At a Glance Scientists in Alaska have been studying the effects of ocean acidification on crabs.The researchers believe the species could face extinction unless it adapts to the harsher conditions or something is done to slow climate change. A species of Alaskan crab made famous by the popular television show"The Deadliest Catch"is underthreat from the ocean's rising levels of acidity, scientists say. The red king crab is native to the waters off the coast of Alaska in the Bering Sea....

With Syria’s intent to join the Paris climate agreement, the U.S. is set to become the world’s only holdout. ...

A lawsuit filed against Alaska by a group of young people aims to force the state to address climate change. ...

With Syria’s intent to join the Paris climate agreement, the U.S. is set to become the world’s only holdout. ...

In this May 24, 2017 photo, Mary Lauren Fraser stands beside a casket she hand-wove from willow, in Montague, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Hill) At a Glance In recent years, there has been a small uptick in "green burials."Nearly two-thirds of adults 40 years or older are interested in burials with little or no carbon footprint.Still, these types of burials remain relatively rare. To find his late wife's final resting place, Ken Buzzelli looks for the spot among blades of grass,...

Central California has seen significant improvement in air pollution caused by cars and industrial plan, but a new report shows that an increase in wildfires may be completely negating those improvements. ...

A lawsuit filed against Alaska by a group of young people aims to force the state to address climate change. ...