Climate

Climate Hottest Year
FILE - A baseball fan cools off before a game between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Climate

This summer isn’t breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

AUG. 4, 2026

Climate Wildfires Global
FILE - A firefighter monitors a firing operation while battling a wildfire called the Bench Fire in Warm Springs, Ore., July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Climate

Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

JULY 29, 2026

Climate Shorebird Revival
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Shorebird Monitor Allison Ruhl carries an adult oystercatcher at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in South Kingstown, R.I., June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Animals

Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

JULY 20, 2026

Climate Marine Heat Wave Dead Seabirds
A common murre lies on a beach near Scripps Pier during a survey for dying seabirds Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Climate

A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

JULY 1, 2026

Climate India Heat Factories
Sweat is visible on a worker on a hot day at Vinit Fabrics in Palsana near Surat, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Climate

Multiformat AP team brings audiences inside India’s stifling factory floors 

JUNE 26, 2026

Climate Trump Ocean Monitoring
In this 2018 image provided by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a buoy used to gather data floats in the Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight off the coast of North Carolina. (Darlene Trew Crist/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via AP)

Climate

Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project

JUNE 15, 2026

Science Whale Graveyard
This undated image provided by Peng Zhou shows newly-discovered fossilized whale bones at a site deep underwater, southeastern Indian Ocean, in the Diamantina Fracture Zone. (Global TREnD, IDSSE via AP)

Climate

An ancient whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean teems with life

JUNE 10, 2026

Climate Solar Versus Coal
Solar panels operate on a farm with cattle Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Climate

Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

JUNE 10, 2026

Be Well Severe Weather Anxiety
FILE - Firefighters clear debris in Kula, Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2023, following wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Climate

Extreme weather can whip up anxiety. A safety plan can help

JUNE 2, 2026

Climate Solar Energy Farmland
Daniel Bell opens a bag of feed as he prepares to move sheep into a nearby field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Agriculture

Some American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules

APRIL 24, 2026

APTOPIX Climate Fireproof Home
A wildfire researcher walks in front of an accessory dwelling unit burning during an experiment at the Institute for Business & Home Safety center on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Richburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Climate

As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires

APRIL 20, 2026

Climate Mexico Mezcal Deforestation
A waiter serves a glass of mezcal at In Situ distillery in Oaxaca City, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)

Agriculture

Deep reporting and stunning visuals show the environmental costs and economic benefits of mezcal boom in Mexico

MARCH 27, 2026

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