Climate crisis

New warehouses can sometimes replace green space, which has climate implications.

Nationwide, only 4 in 100 homes are covered, a FEMA official says. Without it, victims are pretty much on their own.

The government also boosts funding for a FEMA program to help communities prepare for extreme heat and other climate-related disasters.

A start-up in Finland unveils the world’s first commercial heat storage system using sand to solve the problem of the variability of solar and wind power.

Thousands of schools are located in areas subject to flooding, a Pew study says. Rebuilding puts schools in competition for safer land.

Hurricane Irma damaged or destroyed already dilapidated trailer homes in Immokalee, Florida, in 2017. An effort to build permanent affordable housing is now getting off the ground.

Lower pH water, caused by higher carbon dioxide emissions, can kill baby oysters as they fight for minerals to grow their shells.

A historic drought and massive wildfire have hurt the outdoor tourism industry in the Southwest United States.

There are many more laws and programs to help low-income people stay warm in the winter than cool in the summer.

Businesses are reviving an old model to reduce single-use plastic in an effort to curb plastic pollution and fight climate change.