Climate in Crisis

Record hot water in the Gulf of Mexico aided Milton’s intensification, and a process known as eyewall replacement led it to grow in size.

The high sea surface temperatures that have helped both storms intensify were 200 to 500 times more likely because of climate change, the researchers found.

The improvements are months away from completion, as the vulnerable area braces for what could be the worst hurricane in more than a century.

At religious colleges and beyond, some evangelical Christian students are attempting to draw links between their religious values and the need to protect the planet.

It strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just over 24 hours.

Of the roughly 1 million acres burned in the state this year, nearly half were in fires allegedly caused by arson.

29 million people face heat alerts while tropical storms continue to brew in the Gulf of Mexico.

Two rapid-attribution studies found that the warming climate made Helene more destructive.

Across the U.S., 36 million people are under heat alerts. In parts of Arizona, California and Nevada, temperatures are expected to be 10 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit higher than normal.

Climate change is making hurricanes stronger and wetter. Mountains can lead storms to dump more rain. The combination can be destructive.

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.