Changing Climate

Before you chuck those pumpkins in the trash, consider donating them to these local organizations and farms that can put them to good use — while also helping the environment.

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, takes aim at climate change across the federal government in its Project 2025 policy proposals. The 922 page document targets the National Weather Service, NOAA, the EPA, and FEMA among many other federal agencies. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the implications.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.

Hurricane Milton didn’t just intensify rapidly, the storm exceeded the even higher threshold of extreme rapid intensification. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how the powerful Category 5 hurricane shows the fingerprints of climate change and how that threatens inland communities.

More than 80% of buyers now consider climate risk when purchasing a home, according to a survey by Zillow.

Scientists from California to Europe agree rain from Hurricane Helene increased as much as 50% due to the impacts of climate change. Meteorologist Chase Cain shows us how Helene compares to other hurricanes which brought flooding well after landfall.

D.C. has more trees, more bike share options and fewer carbon emissions than it had 10 years ago. That puts it ahead of schedule for a 20-year sustainability commitment.

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign.

Back-to-back hits to Florida’s Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the true costs of living in an area under siege by storms that researchers say are becoming stronger because of climate change.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency with winter sports facing a climate change crisis.

A geo-thermal heating and cooling system and more than 1,600 solar panels on the roof at Ellen Ochoa Middle School in Landover Hills have cut energy costs down to almost nothing. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. It’s an unheard-of amount of water that stunned experts.