Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands, is on the front lines of the climate crisis: nearly two-thirds of its population ...

Hospitals in the U.S., already facing daunting challenges from evolving health care reimbursement models, now have another item on their to-do list: prepare for increased health care demands and ...

The planet is currently emitting 9 gigatons of carbon each year. With experts warning that the global climate crisis is becoming more and more dire, scientists and environmental activists say they are ...

Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but ...

Candida auris is adapting to warmer ecosystems, including the human body. The first US case was reported in 2016. In 2023, 4,514 new C. auris cases were reported in the United States, according to the ...

Kitao Lenamparas, a farmer in Samburu County, Kenya, works in his bean field. This area of Kenya recently had five consecutive failed rainy seasons. This climate-induced drought caused widespread loss ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. VIENNA — At the edge of a wide, grassy park in ...

Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posing a quiet but growing threat. By Coral Davenport Coral Davenport has reported on climate change policy and ...