From NPR Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection. (Image credit: Ronaldo Schemidt) Read the full article from NPR

From NPR <img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/07/11/swscep2_wide-4e95012d2a79c36044e5de1285a2a6cfeda161fd.jpg' alt='A Glaucus atlanticus eats a Porpita. Both are residents of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.’/> For this second installment of the Sea Camp series, we explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It’s the largest of five…

From BBC 1 day ago ShareSave Geoff Maskell BBC News NI weather presenter ShareSave BBC Armagh Observatory is marking a very special meteorological milestone as the institute celebrates 230 years of continuous weather observation. The unbroken tradition of handwritten data…

From BBC 1 day ago ShareSave Justin Rowlatt ShareSave PA Media The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm, the Met Office has warned. The country’s changing weather patterns mean the UK…

From BBC 2 days ago ShareSave Mark Poynting and Erwan Rivault BBC Climate & Data teams ShareSave Getty Images Warmer water at the seaside might sound appealing for your holiday dip, but a recent ocean heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea…

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. As thousands of architects and planners flocked to New…

From NPR All across the U.S., there are aging oil and natural gas wells no longer in use. A lot of them don’t have anyone on the hook to seal them up. Some estimate over a million such “orphan wells”…

From BBC A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our own solar system, suggests the team from Oxford…

From NPR In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they’re part of a larger warning system. (Image credit: Brandon Bell)…