Mira Rojanasakul

Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.

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Human-caused global warming has been increasing faster and faster since the 1970s.

Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering valuable minerals in the process.

A major reason is too much groundwater is being pumped out, new research shows, threatening buildings and infrastructure nationwide.

New data from a constellation of satellites 250 miles above Earth’s surface shows how solar and wind have taken off in recent years.

Once the dominant source of energy in the United States, today, 401 coal units supply roughly 16 percent of the nation’s grid.

Fierce winds and months of drought set the conditions for the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles, but the growth of housing in fire-prone areas also played a major role.

The U.N.’s annual climate conference has swelled over three decades, with governments, fossil fuel interests and others vying for influence.

Milton grew into a Category 5 hurricane in less than a day as it crossed warm oceans across the Gulf of Mexico.

The waters of the Atlantic Ocean have been abnormally warm, providing copious amounts of energy that can intensify storms.

A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities.

Land is slumping into the ocean, compounding the dangers from sea level rise. A major culprit: overpumping of groundwater.

The lake that allows the Panama Canal to function is at the lowest water level ever recorded for the start of the dry season.

Data from more than 1,000 aquifers reveal widespread decline, but improvement in some places shows the trend can be reversed.

The drought-stricken Mississippi River can no longer hold back the saltwater creeping upstream, contaminating drinking water.

When Minnesota farmers cranked up their powerful wells, they blew through state limits. Thirsty crops included corn, soybeans and perfect, fry-friendly potatoes.

Aquifers are shrinking nationwide, threatening supplies of drinking water and America’s status as a food superpower. Climate change is amplifying the problem.

Using 20 years of satellite observations, researchers identified periods of extreme wetness and dryness, and found they were becoming larger, more frequent and more severe.

Disruption of Russian gas supplies kicked off the crisis, but other energy sources also faltered, raising serious questions about Europe’s energy future.