When buying a cold-weather heat pump, Hawes says to check the lowest temperature rating, make sure the condenser has a base pan heater so it doesn’t freeze up, and look at the heating seasonal ...

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Electric heat pumps are rapidly gaining popularity. That’s good for the climate because they’re efficient and can run on clean electricity when it’s available. But their widespread use means power ...

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A look at what we know and don’t yet know about how climate change could affect the paths of these storms — and the all-important question of how often they’ll make landfall. It’s well established ...

Florida’s barrier reef is in trouble – and it’s costing us. The reef has been experiencing a severe outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease over the past decade. The likely cause: stress from the ...

David Freeman, who has muscular dystrophy, sits near a portable generator used to power his respirator in the event of power outages. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Transcript: Five years ago ...

Infrared satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Horacio east of Madgascar at 4 pm EST Feb. 23, 2026. At the time, Horacio was a Cat 5 with 160 mph winds. (Image credit: NOAA/RAMMB/Colorado State ...

Many people assume that climate change will force huge numbers of people to migrate across borders. A Stanford researcher says that’s unlikely – but that does not mean everyone’s OK. In her research, ...

In most states, people pay a higher price for electricity now than they did five or 10 years ago. Some people blame renewable energy. Others blame fossil fuels. But research from the Lawrence Berkeley ...

After years of focusing on models and data, climate scientist Friederike Otto came to the realization that to combat change, she also had to fight inequality. She described that fight in her next book ...