Explainers

Wildfire activity in the US is changing dangerously, as conditions become hotter and drier due to climate change.

The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program is a California state regulation that requires automakers to sell electric cars and trucks in California.

Our planet's rich variety of plant and animal life provides many important products and services—from foods and medicines to clean water and pest control—as well as a multitude of less tangible benefits.

Here are four key methods 21st-century farmers are adopting to take better care of the land that they—and we—depend on.

Formed deep underground over thousands of years of heat and pressure, coal is a carbon-rich black rock that releases energy when burned.

Increasingly destructive hurricanes are putting a growing number of people and communities at risk.

Major fossil fuel companies have known for decades that their products—oil, natural gas, and coal—cause global warming.

Certain consequences of global warming are now inevitable, including sea level rise, more frequent and severe heat waves, growing wildfire risks, and an increase in extreme weather events.

Learn how global warming is affecting the US Midwest—and why these consequences will become more costly and damaging in the years to come.