This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what ...

As many as 35 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans — 4% of the species’ total population — may have been wiped out in the catastrophic floods and landslides that struck the Indonesian island of ...

The first half of 2025 saw over $131 billion in global losses due to extreme weather events like wildfires and floods, challenging U.S. utilities with longer outages and infrastructure strain, yet ...

We went to Nigeria, where recycling plants are extracting lead for use in American and European car batteries — at a terrible human cost. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. A lot of ...

As Hurricane Melissa threatens island nations across the Caribbean, many are already burdened by debt from a string of climate-fueled crises. By Max Bearak and Lisa Friedman It has become a tired ...