Climate

Monday, April 20, 2026

• The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future
• 2026 saw the hottest March ever recorded in the continental U.S.
• The Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S. companies
• Communities are waiting on billions in disaster funding from the Trump administration
• Researchers say snow levels are at a record low in the Rocky Mountains
• Light snowpack is setting up conditions for drought and fires in the U.S. West
• NPR wants your big question about reducing your climate impact and saving money
• A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage
• Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
• These trees brought a fishery back from the brink. They can help you too
• Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy
• Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies
• Trump administration to pay French company $1B to drop U.S. offshore wind leases
• War is pushing up energy prices now. Trump's policies could hurt for years to come
• Western states didn't get enough winter snow. That may be a problem in the summer
• Oil and gas prices are soaring. Some countries are ready with solar panels and EVs
• Class-action lawsuit filed after the Potomac sewage spill
• Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone
• El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures
• Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them