A new study finds that drought and flood-causing rains are linked to increases in deadly diarrhea-related illnesses for young children in the Global South.
Read MoreWhile extreme weather exacerbated by climate change hurts crop yields, some small farmers are turning to ag-tech solutions that have long been sequestered from anyone but the rich.
Read MoreA nonprofit is teaming up with health care providers, insurance companies and community-based organizations to give food-insecure U.S. households a reprieve this holiday season.
Read MoreA hunger crisis is deepening for food insecure U.S. households, as they face the fallout of a recent severe winter storm and extreme cold weather conditions likely in the weeks to come.
Read MoreA new study connects present-day emissions burdens with historic discrimination in the U.S. housing market more than 80 years ago.
Read MoreOne in 100 heart disease deaths are tied to days with extremely hot or cold temperatures, according to a study published Monday.
Read MoreThe rising demand for green tech is leading to a wave of new strategies to reduce the disproportionate impact of climate change on frontline communities across the U.S.
Read MoreAs warming temperatures drive the risk of increased and intensified wildfires across the world, adapting traditional burning practices into fire management could diminish the role of climate in enkindling today’s wildfires.
Read MorePublic health experts launched a major initiative today designed to help free and low-cost clinics in the U.S. to better deal with heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires and floods in underserved communities.
Read MoreHighly religious Americans concerned about warming temperatures around the globe are racially and ethnically diverse, according to survey results from a recent Pew Research Center report.
Read MoreRising temperatures and more frequent, hotter heat waves result in higher energy expenses. That becomes a crisis for households that can't afford them — and makes socioeconomic divides even worse for some of the communities hit hardest by climate change.
Read More"The Indigenous attire is very photogenic. They like taking our pictures," Corpuz tells Axios. "But it seems that we're like kids. We're good to be seen, but not to be heard."
Read MoreClimate change is contributing to an increase in heavier rainfall and has been linked to more intense flood events, creating "hotspots" in regions of Africa where flooding and rising food insecurity collide.
Read MorePast UN climate summits have been criticized for a lack of diverse representation, and this year's event is no different, as activists from African nations have faced barriers to entry.
Read MoreYoung activists from African nations are attending the COP27 climate summit to push for solutions to the climate issues burdening the countries that contribute the least to climate change.
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A little after 7:30 in the morning on Wednesday, December 7, 1887, in the aftermath of remarkably strong northeasterly winds, Captain William A. Martin instructed the crew of the Eunice H. Adams, a whaling ship from Massachusetts, to anchor in cerulean water roughly 24 feet deep, close to Port Royal, South Carolina.
Read MoreMillions of Floridians spent the past few days evacuating or gearing up for Ian. But preparation ahead of a hurricane is an added stressor for the 42% of Hillsborough County’s population — and the 46% of neighboring Pinellas County — that can’t afford the basic cost of living.
Read MoreFor dozens of tribal communities in western Alaska, damage from former Typhoon Merbok — fueled by climate change — deepens food insecurity.
Read MoreBlack and Latino communities in the U.S. have long been burdened by the disproportionate impacts of climate change. Fiona is no exception.
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