How has climate change reshaped drought in the West Midlands?

The origins of the "flash drought" and how things compare to the conditions of 1976.




A late entrant in the race to unseat Senator Susan Collins, the Democratic Senate hopeful blends a progressive streak with roots in the timber industry.




A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest.




Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects.


A pro-renewable energy political action committee was behind Rep. Andy Ogles' primary loss Thursday.




A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canadaβs massive summer wildfires.


While βsmoke taintβ from last monthβs hazy skies isnβt an immediate threat, grape growers say it comes on the heels of a growing season already fraught with climate extremes.


Wind and solar generation are surging in Utahβs power mix, and experts expect the trend to continue despite cuts to federal clean energy incentives.


As Washington state reels from a devastating wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane last weekend, experts say the disaster has cast newfound uncertainty over a property insurance market.




Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to levels that can kill fish.


Spain's prime minister has a long history of speaking out on the realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved.


Prolonged droughts have exposed the vulnerability of Zambia and Zimbabweβs hydropower-dependent electricity systems, triggering severe power shortages and renewing interest in coal.




Recent studies have linked wildfire smoke exposure to negative birth outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm birth.


βWhat seems to be important,β wrote the British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is βthe almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.β


