Climate

Too hot to handle: Study shows Earth's killer heat worsens
Deadly heat waves are bigger killers than previously thought and are going to grow more frequent, according to a new study of fatal heat conditions. Still, those stretches may be less lethal in the future, as people become accustomed to them.
North Shore watershed clean for now, but facing risks
The Lake Superior-North watershed along Lake Superior's North Shore is one of the cleanest in the state, but it faces threats to its water quality, a new report says.
Climate change raises new risk: Are inland bridges too low?
Climate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal areas. But the nation's inland cities face perils of their own, including more intense storms and more frequent flooding.
UN chief warns oceans are 'under threat as never before'
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited a 2016 World Economic Forum report on "The New Plastics Economy," which said the best research estimates there are over 150 million tons of plastics in the ocean.
'America Abroad:' Global approaches to climate change
From the "America Abroad" series, a look at the approaches various countries around the world are taking to address climate change: China, India, Canada and Morocco.
MN's greenhouse gas goal flopped. New goal: 'electrify everything'
Ten years ago, lawmakers pledged to cut Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Officials today concede they've barely moved the needle, but they're hoping new technology can reenergize the effort.
Fond du Lac 'Water in a Time of Climate Change' event
Scientists, elders and community members from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa spoke recently at a gathering entitled, "Water in a Time of Climate Change."
Regardless of what happens on a national scale for climate change, cities are starting to deal with the practical effects of extreme weather, heat, and floods.
Scientists seek holy grail of climate change in Oman's hills
Geologists are coring samples from one of the world's only exposed sections of the Earth's mantle to uncover how a spontaneous natural process millions of years ago transformed CO2 into limestone and marble.