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What it takes to live near an elephant herd

By Bhagi Siva and Samanth Subramanian

3 tips for warming your home that can save energy and help the planet

By Allyson Chiu

A woman wears a brown shirt that reads "Proud owner of The World's Ugliest Lawn" while standing in her yard, which she has not watered in years. Her lawn won a global contest encouraging people to send photos of lawns that they have kept dry to save water.

Her dried-up yard won an ‘Ugliest Lawn’ award. She hopes it inspires others.

By Praveena Somasundaram

‘We can do better’: FEMA makes sweeping changes to speed up disaster aid

By Brianna Sacks and Brady Dennis

New EPA rule could save 4,200 lives a year. Industry warns it could cost Biden his reelection.

By Maxine Joselow

Indonesia is clearing vast peatlands to grow food. Climate costs are dire.

By Rebecca Tan

For truckers driving EVs, there’s no going back

By Shannon Osaka

Greenland is losing more ice than we thought. Here’s what it means for our oceans.

By Kasha Patel and Chris Mooney

Analysis

Bird populations are declining. Some are in your neighborhood.

By Harry Stevens

Invasive fire ants form ‘rafts’ as they spread on Australia’s waterways

By Frances Vinall

Climate lab

(Photos: Peter Foley/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock; Carolyn Thompson/AP)

Quiz: Can you guess from these photos how much snow fell across the U.S.?

By Niko Kommenda and Ian Livingston

Analysis

Can you guess how crazy last year’s weather was? Try this game.

By Harry Stevens

Written in the wood

By Sarah Kaplan, Bonnie Jo Mount, Emily Wright and Frank Hulley-Jones

Analysis

Bird populations are declining. Some are in your neighborhood.

By Harry Stevens

Where the world warmed the most in Earth’s hottest year

By John Muyskens and Niko Kommenda

Climate Coach

climate solutionsThe people and organizations tackling our biggest environmental challenges

Climate VisionariesBrilliant people around the world who are working to find climate solutions.

Politics and Policy

(Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

New EPA rule could save 4,200 lives a year. Industry warns it could cost Biden his reelection.

By Maxine Joselow

John Kerry to step down as top U.S. climate change negotiator

By Maxine Joselow and Tyler Pager

U.S. takes another big step on climate ‘super-pollutant’

By Maxine Joselow

Yellow school buses are going green with a $1 billion investment

By Maxine Joselow and Anna Phillips

Why decades of progress in cars’ fuel efficiency is ending

By Nicolás Rivero

Washington Post Live: Climate Conversations

Business of climate

ANIMALS

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Bulky or slender? Megalodon study reignites debate over extinct shark.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Pet dog helps rescue owner who fell into frozen Michigan lake

By Adela Suliman

Dog detects underground gas leak at home, alerts owner

By Sydney Page

Firefighter jumps in icy pond, rescues growling dog

By Cathy Free

Bobi was declared the oldest dog ever. Now Guinness isn’t so sure.

By Jonathan Edwards

Where the world warmed the most in Earth’s hottest year

A Washington Post analysis of climate data found one-fifth of the planet was 2 degrees Celsius warmer than in the late 1800s, before humans started burning fossil fuels on a large scale.

By John Muyskens and Niko Kommenda

Thousands of U.S. homes have flooded over and over again. Here’s where.

By Brady Dennis and Harry Stevens

We’re in danger of falling off a ‘snow loss cliff.’ Here’s what that means.

By Maggie Penman

Tornadoes devastate parts of Gulf Coast as storms sweep U.S.

By Justine McDaniel and Kasha Patel

Scientists knew 2023’s heat would be historic — but not by this much

By Scott Dance, Sarah Kaplan and Veronica Penney

Mountains in the West have a lot less snow than they should right now

By Diana Leonard and Ian Livingston

Analysis

These U.S. cities had their hottest year on record in 2023

By Ian Livingston

Great Lakes start 2024 with smallest amount of ice in at least 50 years

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

Siberia’s ice is melting, revealing its past and endangering its future

By Ruby Mellen and Natalya Saprunova

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