The bad news: This extreme heat is probably going to stick around for a couple more years.

The bad news: This extreme heat is probably going to stick around for a couple more years.

Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.

Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.

The US population is getting older, and temperatures are rising. It can be a lethal combination, as three health and climate change researchers explain.

Knowing Greenland’s ice-free history offers a warning for the future as global temperatures rise.

Large stretches of the Arctic are carbon-rich peat bogs. As the region warms and dries, lightning strikes can spark underground fires that can burn for years.

Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North American countries have already spotted coral bleaching off their coasts.

Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly turn deadly – saw some its worst flooding since Hurricane Irene.

Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.