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Environment

The weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east—with a side of the polar vortex

By The Associated Press and Seth Borenstein

👁 In this photo provided by Gaël Bardon, part of the king penguin colony is visible at La Baie du Marin, Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago, Jan. 16, 2026. (Gaël Bardon/CSM/CNRS/IPEV via AP)
Environment

King penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why

By The Associated Press and Seth Borenstein

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Environment

The drought in the western U.S. is about a lot more than ski season

By Dorany Pineda, Seth Borenstein, and others

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Environment

The billion-dollar storm? Economists debate how much activity Winter Storm Fern laid waste to

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

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Environment

Electricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says

By Seth Borenstein, Amanda Swinhart, and others

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Health

Climate change is making Americans crave soda to the tune of 100 million pounds of added sugar a year, new study finds

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

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Environment

‘Not your grandparents’ summers’: 70 million east coast Americans just had the muggiest June and July in history

By Seth Borenstein, M.K. Wildeman, and others

👁 A child covers his face while a stream of water pours down at Waterfront Park on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Environment

Heat dome bringing ‘near historic ’ heat wave settles over Northeast: ‘Like an air fryer, it’s going to be hot’

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

👁 FILE – The Chevron Richmond Refinery in this view from Point Richmond, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Environment

Saudi Aramco, Chevron, and 109 of the world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage alone—and people want them to pay up

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

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Politics

DOGE just ordered 1,000 job cuts at the U.S. agency that monitors the weather. A former administrator says ‘this is not government efficiency’

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

👁 FILE – Youths cool off in a pool during a summer afternoon in the Costanera neighborhood of Asuncion, Paraguay, Jan 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
Environment

The U.S. is abnormally cold and La Niña usually eases warming, but Earth just set another heat record anyway

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

👁 FILE – Fire crews monitor the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Environment

Climate change made California wildfires more likely and more intense, scientific study finds

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

👁 ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 08: The Eaton Fire burns through a neighborhood on January 08, 2025 in Altadena, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Eaton Fire has grown to over 10,000 acres and has destroyed many homes and businesses. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Environment

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

👁 A person in a blue hat and denim jacket participates in a snowball fight
Environment

How cold blasts are paradoxically caused by global warming, as freezing polar vortex sweeps U.S.

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

👁 FILE – A woman carries a child as she wades through a street flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
Environment

Climate change has made hurricane winds 18 mph stronger since 2019, study says

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press

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The weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east—with a side of the polar vortex

King penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why

The drought in the western U.S. is about a lot more than ski season

The billion-dollar storm? Economists debate how much activity Winter Storm Fern laid waste to

Electricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says

Climate change is making Americans crave soda to the tune of 100 million pounds of added sugar a year, new study finds

‘Not your grandparents’ summers’: 70 million east coast Americans just had the muggiest June and July in history

Heat dome bringing ‘near historic ’ heat wave settles over Northeast: ‘Like an air fryer, it’s going to be hot’

Saudi Aramco, Chevron, and 109 of the world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage alone—and people want them to pay up

DOGE just ordered 1,000 job cuts at the U.S. agency that monitors the weather. A former administrator says ‘this is not government efficiency’

The U.S. is abnormally cold and La Niña usually eases warming, but Earth just set another heat record anyway

Climate change made California wildfires more likely and more intense, scientific study finds

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold

How cold blasts are paradoxically caused by global warming, as freezing polar vortex sweeps U.S.

Climate change has made hurricane winds 18 mph stronger since 2019, study says