Climate

Chris Ransom reacts as he stands on a flooded street during a nor'easter storm on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Sea Bright, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A juvenile black bear walks through a clearing where peatlands are being restored Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Rescuers use an earthmover to carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

El arroyo Bright Angel, dañado por las inundaciones repentinas, desemboca en el río Colorado en el Gran Cañón, el 31 de agosto de 2026, en el Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón, Arizona. (AP Foto/John Locher)

Greg Metzger, lead field biologist for SOFO's shark research and education program, catches a sand tiger shark off the coast of Hampton Bays, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining digs for rare earth elements including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, which are essential for the production of permanent magnets, in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Katie Byun holds up a compostable knife, which was made with plastic made from plants, that was starting to break down after about two months in a home composting test bin, at CJ Biomaterials, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Woburn, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The wreckage of a WWII German warship emerges, due to the drought, in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia, near Prahovo, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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)

Firefighters battle a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, west of Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A car moves to the wrong lane to avoid a damaged building that fell on the street in Yatsushiro, southern Japan, Friday, July 31, 2026, three days after an earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Flamingos, some of which were rehabilitated, gather in the shade at Santo Domingo's National Zoological Park in Dominican Republic, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)