The day President Trump announced the United State will withdraw from the Paris climate accords, eastern North Carolina slipped deeper into a drought that’s part of a growing pattern of wet and dry extremes.
It is abundantly clear that we need to create a state flood insurance plan that offers property owners a reliable and trustworthy program, says NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.
With climate change creating more environmental challenges and unpredictable weather events, some are looking for answers outside the traditional box.
2024 had slightly above average rainfall, but the climate office reports that is largely due to a few major rain events rather than steady rain throughout the year.
Climate issues are taking center stage in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene wreaked catastrophic damage in western North Carolina at the end of last September.
More than 200 NASA staff lost homes in the LA fires. Their tragedies bring a personal perspective to rising global climate risks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.
The old growth forests of Western North Carolina took a beating from Hurricane Helene. Now they've lost a bid for federal protection. This worries advocates that the forests could soon vanish.
How do warming arctic temperatures and a wavier jet stream combine to create snowfall across South Carolina? It's complicated.
North Carolina’s temperatures have increased over the past 120 years, endangering campus wildlife. Different individuals and groups work to promote sustainability and the environment on campus.
A growing number of homeowners nationwide are being dropped by insurance companies as firms and regulators struggle to deal with the unpredictable and costly risks of climate disasters.