Climate Change

The urgency of addressing human causes of climate change has long been apparent. To amplify this issue that's paramount to us all, KPBS has launched a Climate Change Desk to step up our coverage of this existential threat including reported stories and interviews with experts and newsmakers.

National

Flooding in Four Corners region displaces residents, as storms move southeast

Ava Berger

Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.
International

Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

The Associated Press

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.
Environment

'A really special region for birds': The Nat's new curator on birding, collections and climate

Tammy Murga

Ryan Terrill joined the San Diego Natural History Museum as the new curator of ornithology, focusing on feathers and molt migration in the Southern California-Mexico region.
International

Meet the people moving north to escape increasingly hot summers

Robbie Griffiths

As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather. Could a similar shift be on the horizon in the United States?
Environment

United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution

Rebecca Hersher

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming.
Environment

A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming

Ava Berger

A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.
National

Some of the most pristine coral reefs have a secret weapon: birds

Lauren Sommer

Coral reefs are facing increasing threats around the globe. But on a remote Pacific island, scientists have found that reefs can get help from a surprising ally: seabirds.
Environment

Isaias pummels the Gulf Coast, and plows through Alabama

Bill Chappell

Emma Bowman

Hurricane Isaias landed Friday night on the Florida Gulf Coast. The storm was expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, flooding and the possibility of tornados.
Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season

Bill Chappell

Tropical Storm Isaias is now the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 — and it's spinning toward the southeastern U.S.
Politics

Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case

Carrie Johnson

The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate.