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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kathy Baughman McLeod of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center about why heat waves don't have the same legitimacy or federal funding as other extreme weather events.

Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, gradually weakening as it ripped through the state, into Georgia and across the Carolinas.

Technology allows mapping of wildlife movements with new precision — and a fresh approach to conservation — as evidenced by Where the Animals Go, released Tuesday in the U.S., says Barbara J. King.

Forecasters say the warming climate pattern El Niño is officially over. Its cooling counterpart, La Niña, could develop as soon as July — just in time to exacerbate an above-average hurricane season.

NPR has reviewed the documents TikTok didn’t want you to see regarding children's safety. Here's what we found. And, the environmental concerns behind Elon Musk’s rocket Starship.

Nikki Haley was raised in the small town of Bamberg, S.C. As she faces the GOP primary in her home state, it's in her hometown that she sees support — and skepticism.

The Trump administration has fired several hundred employees at FEMA. When it comes to helping disaster victims on the ground, the agency was already hundreds of people short.

Soaking rains, thunderstorms and snow inundated Kentucky over the weekend causing widespread flooding across the state.

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer as renewed interest focuses on his decline while in office. And, over two dozen people died over the weekend due to powerful storms.

NPR's Lauren Frayer speaks with Luke Kirby of TV's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" about his role in the new show "Etoile." Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino wrote both shows.