Climate change is the long-term shift in the Earth's average temperatures and weather conditions. The world has been warming ...

Since the frequency and intensity of floods, wildfires and heat waves has increased due to climate change, the U.S. housing market has become steadily more volatile. Billions of dollars’ worth of ...

Some artists offer a glimpse of a future that is already occurring in some climates. Others imagine a world past the point of survival. FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse (Video ...

Stormwater that runs off buildings and paved streets frequently carries high levels of pollutants into rivers and lakes, some of which serve as sources of drinking water. Rain gardens, green ...

When engineers and planners design roads, bridges and dams, they rely on hydrological models intended to protect ...