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A sunny sky shines over downtown San Diego on July 25, 2020.

San Diego agrees to annual greenhouse gas reduction targets in landmark climate deal

The settlement of two lawsuits will place heightened scrutiny on the city's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.

The Tesla factory in Gruenheide, about 20 miles southeast of Berlin in the state of Brandenburg, on Oct. 26. Tesla opened the factory — its first in Germany — earlier this year in an area characterized by its forests and small lakes. The company has already started clearing trees for an expansion, pending approval from regulators.

Tesla's first European factory needs more water to expand. Drought stands in its way

The manufacturing plant is in the east German state of Brandenburg, one of the most water-scarce regions of the country. Residents fear an expansion would lead to a water shortage.

A sign about saving water is posted on browning grass outside the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, July 11, 2022. California's water use dropped more than 10% in July compared to two years ago, state officials said Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022.

Water use drops 10% in July as California deals with drought

California’s water use dropped more than 10.4% in July compared with two years ago as the most populous state struggles with a years-long drought.

A fisherman stands on his boat as he navigates near thousands of dead fish awash on the banks of Piranha Lake due to a severe drought in the state of Amazonas, in Manacapuru, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar

Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region. Temperatures since last week have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the Tefe Lake region.

Special Election 2023: Rainbow, Fallbrook water districts detachment measure

Here’s everything Fallbrook and Rainbow voters need to know about the water divorce measures on the ballot this Nov. 7, 2023.

Hugh Safford, an environmental science and policy researcher at the University of California, Davis, is silhouetted as he examines damage from the 2021 Caldor Fire in Eldorado National Forest, Calif., near Lake Tahoe on Oct. 22, 2022. Scientists say forest is disappearing as increasingly intense fires alter landscapes around the planet, threatening wildlife, jeopardizing efforts to capture climate-warming carbon and harming water supplies.

Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests

Despite relatively mild wildfire seasons this year and last year, California has seen 12 of its largest 20 wildfires — including the top eight — in the previous five years.

Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Neurath in November 2022 near Grevenbroich, Germany.

The U.N.'s Guterres calls for an 'ambition supernova' as climate progress stays slow

"Inch by inch progress will not do," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. A new report found that nations' plans still fall far short of what's needed.

Hurricane Irene caused enormous damage in New York state, flooding homes like this one in Prattsville, NY, in 2011. Major weather events like Irene send people to the hospital and can even contribute to deaths for weeks after the storms.

The human cost of climate-related disasters is acutely undercounted, new study says

A new study counts the human health costs from increasingly costly and dangerous extreme weather in the U.S.

Sprinklers deliver vital Colorado River water to a field of celery in California's Imperial Valley. The Imperial Irrigation District draws enough water from the river each year to cover 470,000 acres with 5 inches of water.

Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought

A single irrigation district in California, along the Mexican border, takes more water from the Colorado River than all of Arizona and Nevada. It's under pressure to use less.

Buddhist statues and Roman bridges: Droughts reveal history in the world's waterways

Severe droughts have lowered the levels of waterways around the world, leading to the discovery of several artifacts and historical sites previously hidden underwater.

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