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A review of countries' new climate pledges shows who is leading efforts to protect the climate their economies were built on and who is sliding.

The situation had to get pretty bad before people really forced the government to act. But the effort was ultimately successful.

Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult to create. AI could turn that around.

The International Energy Agency expects global renewable energy capacity to double by 2030, even with lower growth in the US, but fossil fuels still dominate.

In general, people are moving to safer homes after disasters, but the vast majority are selling, meaning someone else is now taking on that risk. Buyout programs can help.

The Erie Canal solidified New York's reputation as the Empire State, but it also opened up an expressway for invasive species to reach the Great Lakes and Hudson River.

The US has ample forest resources, but replacing imports with domestic lumber isn't as simple as it sounds.

'As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,' leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

Companies with relatively many patents and more employees own facilities that tend to release lower proportions of their toxic waste into the environment.

A report warns that coral reefs may have reached their tipping point, and ice sheets, ocean currents and the Amazon are at growing risk. But, what does that actually mean?