That leaves a big question: Is the nation prepared to adapt to the consequences? For many years, federally funded scientists have been developing solutions to help reduce the harm climate change is ...

For the past 13 years, the Department of the Interior partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed eight various climate adaptation science centers across the country. As of September 29 ...

Managing invasive plants, protecting salt marshes and conserving the habitats of endangered species are just some of the projects at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center that are threatened ...

A regional climate research center based in Amherst could close next month because the Trump administration froze its funding and is limiting what work researchers are allowed to do. The freeze comes ...

Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heatwaves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of scientists. Coral ...

Tracking bird populations after hurricanes. Mapping the risk of megafires across the Midwest. Identifying less expensive ways to battle invasive plants. Preparing communities’ stormwater drains ...

In its native habitat, switchgrass flowered earlier when growing farther north. In experiments with diverse genetic samples, ...

Human societies are already experiencing wide-ranging consequences of a warming planet. Rising average temperatures, more frequent and intense heatwaves, shifting precipitation patterns and ...