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A white Vermont road sign with a green border reads "North 14." It sticks out of a flooded street with buildings and a tractor in the background and an overcast sky.
Science & Technology

Breakthrough research uses machine learning to better predict New England floods

by Noah Lloyd
A fallen tree that was downed by recent severe weather reflected in a large puddle along with the Golden Gate Bridge.
Society & Culture

Extreme weather events hit the socially vulnerable hardest, research finds

by Noah Lloyd
A glacier floating in the sea below a blue sky.
University News

The Antarctic Ocean of the last ice age has stories to tell about a warming planet

by Noah Lloyd
A shot of wind turbines in an offshore wind farm.
Science & Technology

EPA endangerment finding: Why one rule shapes US climate policy

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by Cyrus Moulton
A group of students stand on a grassy path looking at a river. An instructor stands in the foreground.
University News

In Bali, Northeastern students see resilience and innovation at the heart of climate change adaptation

Headshot of Kate Rix.
by Kate Rix
A man with long dark hair taking a dunk in a driver amid crushing heat.
Health

Heat index vs. wet bulb globe temperature: What’s better for heat wave safety?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Residents in the Philippines are shown wading through a flooded road in the aftermath of a typhoon.
Science & Technology

Understanding the polycrisis: Why interconnected disasters are the new normal

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by Tanner Stening
A group of climate protestors holding a blue sign urging governments to act.
Law

A UN court says countries can sue each other over greenhouse gas emissions. A legal expert explains why it’s ‘absolutely remarkable’

by Cody Mello-Klein
Silhouette of a boy dumping water on his head on a hot summer day.
Health

How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Recognizing the signs is crucial, extreme medicine expert says

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A satellite image of a large circular hurricane storm system.
Science & Technology

Should we add a Category 6 hurricane to the Saffir-Simpson scale? Experts weigh in 

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A person with pink hair and a light puffer jacket stands in front of a large wall covered in multicolored network diagrams composed of nodes and connecting lines, accompanied by dense blocks of text. The visualizations resemble data clusters in red, purple, yellow, and blue.
Arts & Entertainment

Northeastern researchers visualize the past and present of the Venice Biennale

by Noah Lloyd
A helicopter seen flying through the smoke in California during a wildfire.
Society & Culture

Feeling angry about climate change? A researcher says that’s normal – and it could be part of the solution

by Cody Mello-Klein