Floridians could lose home insurance as hurricane season nears
More than 50,000 property owners could soon see their coverage withdrawn as insurers shed costly policies.
ClimateWatch: Climate Change News & Features
Climate change made Hurricane Sandy a lot more costly
A new study finds the storm caused over $8 billion more in damage than it would have in a world without climate change.
Are NFTs threatening the future of the planet?
Yes, those trendy digital art sales are contributing to climate change. But it's a lot more complicated than that.
Heat waves may bring "very hazardous" conditions this summer
"We know there's a relationship between heat waves and energy demand," researcher Brian Stone Jr. said. "We're finding that a disproportionate number of blackouts are happening."
Blue spot on map reveals a warning for the climate
"When temperatures do odd things in one place, you can bet that abnormalities of different sorts will happen in neighboring areas," one expert said.
Growing risks of heat waves and blackouts
In a new study, researchers are warning about the dangers of more intense heat waves and power grid failures as the climate warms. One of the authors of the study, Brian Stone Jr. from the School of City and Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology, joined "CBSN AM" to talk about the findings.
NOAA's "new normal" climate report is anything but normal
Updated maps show how U.S. temperatures and rainfall patterns are shifting – and reveal some clues about the future.
Climate tipping points may have been reached already, experts say
A look at three key tipping points for the climate that scientists are watching closely.
Carbon capture and "dimming" the sun pose dilemmas for climate
Some climate experts say drastic times call for drastic measures. But would these geoengineering plans help or hurt the planet?
U.S. intelligence touts new emphasis on climate change
"For the intelligence community, climate change is both a near-term and a long-term threat that will define the next generation," Haines said during a session of the Biden administration's virtual Summit on Climate.
Washington, D.C.'s Tidal Basin faces uncertain future with rising waters
Water levels near the nation's capital are rising faster than almost anywhere else on the East Coast.
Demand for water is rapidly increasing as supply dwindles
More than 2 million Americans don't have running water.
Greta Thunberg says pandemic proves we can fight climate crisis
Thunberg's new documentary series, titled "Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World," premieres Thursday night on PBS.
Biden announces goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half
President Biden is convening a virtual two-day, 40-country climate summit and kicking it off with a new goal for cutting U.S. emissions, 4 years after U.S. abandoned the Paris accord.
Americans find some sacrifices easier than others in climate change fight
Fifty-eight percent think people should try to change the environment; just 42% think people should learn to adapt.
How partisans take different views on climate change
Biden gets positive marks on climate, though Republicans find measures to address climate change unrealistic
Man spends more than year cleaning up trash on Los Angeles trail
He estimates he picked up about 12,000 to 15,000 pounds of trash since May 2019.
Biden to vow to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2005 levels
The Biden administration hopes the new goal will spur other countries to make similarly aggressive pledges.
How farming in the Mississippi Delta can save America's food supply chain
As climate change threatens the abundance of produce crops in California, one project is looking at viable farming options in the Mississippi Delta River region.
Markey and Ocasio-Cortez reintroduce Green New Deal
The last iteration of the joint resolution was a climate protection wish list for progressives and became a prime point of attack for conservatives.
As carbon emissions surge, can China and Japan quit the coal?
Scientists say COVID rebound fueling 2nd sharpest spike in carbon emissions ever, as some of the most advanced nations have serious old-school fuel addictions.
CBS News Poll — Eye on Earth: What do Americans think can be done on climate?
Americans weigh in on climate change objectives and how achievable they seem.
One senator's proposal to save forests and create jobs
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet introduces legislation that would put billions into restoring and maintaining forests, watersheds and rangelands in the West.
Traditionally red Texas experiencing green jobs boom
The Lone Star state is quickly becoming the blueprint for a new type of blue-collar worker.
CBS News poll — Eye on Earth: What drives views on electric cars?
Just a third of people say they'll consider one. Most would still consider a traditional gasoline-powered car.
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Fall foliage colors muted in several regions due to drought
Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have dulled this year's autumn colors and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.
Arctic seals, most bird species on new list of threatened species
One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of Threatened Species.
Bear injures 2 in Japanese grocery store, man killed in separate attack
As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported mauling proved fatal.
Interstellar comet passing by Mars seen in rare images
The images taken by two Mars orbiters show a bright, fuzzy white dot of the comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, appearing to move against a backdrop of distant stars.
Nobel in Physics goes to 3 scientists for work on quantum technology
One of 2025's three Nobel Prize in Physics winners says the trio's work is "one of the underlying reasons that cellphones work.''
Bill Nye warns U.S. could "cede leadership to other countries" if NASA budget is cut
Bill Nye the Science Guy on Monday protested against a federal budget proposal that would see NASA's funding reduced from $24 billion to $18.8 billion.
3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries in immunology
Nobel Prize committee chair says discoveries by the trio of researchers were "decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions."
Supermoon will appear tonight. Here's what to know.
The first supermoon of 2025 will arrive soon. Here's what to know about the phenomenon.
Mysterious planet is gobbling 6 billion tons of gas and dust a second
ESO's Very Large Telescope has observed a rogue planet and revealed that it is eating up gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of 6 billion tons a second.
Saturn's moon shows favorable conditions for life: "Simply phenomenal"
Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and plumes of water erupting from cracks near its south pole.
From the archives: Naturalist Jane Goodall
Famed naturalist Jane Goodall, who dedicated her life to studying chimpanzees and protecting the environment, died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at age 91. In this Oct. 24, 2021 "Sunday Morning" profile, she talked with Seth Doane about her fascination with animals, her groundbreaking work with primates, and her advocacy for a more sustainable future.
Bermuda braces for Hurricane Imelda after a brush with Humberto
The outer bands of Humberto lashed Bermuda ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Imelda.
Why crickets are as good as a thermometer
The chirping of crickets in your backyard can be a soothing seasonal sound, but did you know it's also an accurate way to tell the temperature – if you know the mathematical formula? Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explain.
Million-year-old skull could rewrite human evolution timeline
The findings have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.
Sub discovers unexploded Nazi bombs teeming with marine life
The study's author said "there is some irony" in the discovery that these "things that are meant to kill everything are now attracting so much life."