Stories by Chelsea Harvey

Climate experts whose research is funded by federal grants hide, whisper and wait for their jobs to disappear

Some conservative lawmakers are quietly urging the president to restore research funding as cuts threaten academic institutions in their states

A powerful derecho last year caused more damage to Houston’s tallest buildings than Hurricane Beryl. Scientists wanted to know why

America's status as a global science leader is in doubt as the administration freezes funding and targets research that references climate or diversity

President Donald Trump’s purge of diversity initiatives has affected both federal agencies and the institutions they fund, including those that work with Indigenous communities

Two open letters from scientists and science advocacy groups reflect a growing anxiety about the future of federal science under President-elect Trump

Rising temperatures might be altering the atmosphere in ways that cause more extreme winter weather, scientists say

Richard Alley, Lawrence Edwards and David Tilman were among the two dozen honorees who received the National Medal of Science or the National Medal of Technology and Innovation last week

United Airlines is partnering with NOAA as part of a wider federal strategy to better keep tabs on the country’s greenhouse gas emissions

Better forecasting would help communities prepare for the extreme weather from atmospheric rivers that causes an average of $1 billion in damages a year on the West Coast

Rising temperatures, increasing precipitation, thawing permafrost and melting ice are pushing the Arctic outside its historical norms

A new paper warns the concept of “tipping points” doesn’t do much to encourage climate action from laypeople and policymakers

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, is a major supporter of human-crewed space exploration, but his views on the climate science that the agency does are unclear

The Arctic is likely to become “ice-free” by midcentury—and could pass that grim milestone much sooner—unless much more is done to combat climate change

The particles that make up wildfire smoke may raise the risk of dementia even more than similar airborne pollutants from other sources

Federal climate databases remained largely intact during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Scientists say the threats are bigger this time

Every Atlantic hurricane that formed this year had higher wind speeds because of climate change. Two likely would have remained tropical storms without its influence

Forests absorb planet-warming pollution, but world leaders shouldn’t include them in plans to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a new study recommends

Never-before-seen rainfall, record-breaking tornado outbreaks and wild wind acceleration defined Hurricane Milton

A 2013 report from the World Bank placed the Tampa Bay area seventh on a list of the top 10 global cities facing the costliest damage from coastal floods

Experts say the effects of global warming are playing a greater role in where people decide to move

The conservative Project 2025 playbook for a possible Trump presidency calls for cutting aid for disasters such as Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene fueled catastrophic flooding from Florida to Appalachia, leaving millions without power

By vastly understating the number of heat-related deaths, medical officials make it harder to improve heat safety and save lives