stLouISTWhat’s fueling Indonesia’s worst wildfire season in a decade?
Peat fires are burning across the country, smothering one of the world's most populated countries in smoke.
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In eastern Montana, a new oil pipeline comes with perils and a potential payday
The Bridger pipeline promises landowners money, but the tar sands oil it would carry has tribal leaders worried about a spill.
The new Cold War comes to Kodiak
The path to Trump's 'Arctic dominance' runs through this Alaskan island
Extreme weather is creating a perfect storm of misinformation. Here’s what’s at stake.
Rumors and conspiracies are spreading too fast for emergency managers to keep up. This information chaos is slowing disaster relief and putting lives at risk.
Would you trust an emergency alert written by AI?
Human beings struggle with disaster communication. Chatbots can help — if people take them seriously.
How to fact-check during and after a disaster
Your guide to finding trusted sources, debunking common extreme weather myths, and having conversations with loved ones about misinformation.
Hurricane Helene haunts the midterms in North Carolina
Two years after the deadly storm, voters are frustrated with a slow recovery — and that could carry a political price.
For Indigenous peoples in Brazil, the election results offer a reprieve — not a resolution
Lula’s reelection kept an ally in the presidency, but a rightward shift in Congress leaves Indigenous leaders facing more battles.
Trump’s EPA is letting America’s leakiest oil and gas companies off the hook
The proposal would save the oil and gas companies billions by letting them leak more methane. It could also worsen global warming for decades.
High power bills, blackouts land Michigan utilities on the ballot
A ballot measure could test the limits of how states can curb corporate influence in politics.
As extreme heat worsens, renters are gaining a ‘right to cooling’
New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury, though what landlords must provide varies widely.
The Michigan climate candidate courting opponents of Big Solar
Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence is navigating backlash against data centers — and clean energy — in his bid for Congress.
Thwaites is a runaway climate disaster. New studies show how.
The "Doomsday Glacier" could drown coastlines around the world. And the outlook is getting worse.
Climate change rarely goes on trial. This one could be a landmark.
Fifteen young Canadians say their government’s failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security.
California has a plan for El Niño’s torrential rain: Save it for later
Historically, the phenomenon has walloped the Golden State with deluges. Here's how it will capture and store that bounty for the dry years ahead.
Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. Now we know how much is from climate change.
A new Climate Central analysis measures how many shooting incidents are linked to rising heat.
For Black voters, climate action means little without relief from rising costs
Concerns about utility bills, data centers, and pollution show why Black Americans want action from elected officials.
The planet’s vital signs are getting worse. One of the easiest fixes is your diet.
A lot of climate change is beyond the control of individuals alone, but how you eat can matter more than you may think.
Event: Distorted, October 28, 2026
Grist and Climate Central led a virtual conversation about truth and trust in the age of climate disasters.
Europe’s hottest summer ever was also its deadliest — by far
Researchers estimate that more than 50,000 people died as five heat waves swept the continent — with two-thirds of those deaths attributable to climate change.