The Last Residents of a Coastal Mexican Town Destroyed by Climate Change December 15, 2023 By Daniel Shailer EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque on the Gulf of Mexico in the 1980s to fish...
Housing Market Slows Retreat from Rising Seas, Bigger Storms June 21, 2022 By Ben Finley Chuck and Terry Nowiski lived in their country-style farmhouse with a wrap-around porch for 36 years before it flooded. After...
Frustration, Defiance in Village to Be Abandoned to the Sea November 12, 2021 By Sylvia Hui “I wanted somewhere my children can have the same upbringing as I had, so they can run free,” said Eves,...
Mental Stress on Rise as Coastal Towns Confront Climate Threats June 21, 2019 By Sebastien Malo When community leaders in the town of Piermont, just north of New York City, ask residents, “How long do you...
Earth’s Warming Occurring During Odd Times and in Strange Places December 13, 2018 By SETH BORENSTEIN Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they...
Maui Considers Storm-Damaged Coastal Road Repair Options November 7, 2018 Maui County is considering long-term fixes for a section of a coastal road that’s in danger of collapsing if another...
Hurricanes Aren’t to Blame for Most Big Storm Surges in Northeast February 16, 2018 Hurricanes spawn most of the largest storm surges in the northeastern U.S., right? Wrong, according to a study by Rutgers...
High Cost to Protecting Arctic Towns From Tsunamis, Icebergs October 10, 2017 By Adam Popescu An island with a 3,893-foot granite mountain juts out of the icy ocean in Greenland’s Karrat Fjord. Beside icebergs the...
California Flood Protection Means More Room for Rivers August 28, 2017 By ELLEN KNICKMEYER After more than a century of building levees higher to hold back its rivers, California took another step Friday toward...
Climate Decision Could Accelerate Damage to Trump’s Florida-Based Properties June 9, 2017 President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to his family’s real estate...