This year’s Whitewater Baldy Complex fire in New Mexico is the largest in the state’s history. (Photo by Gila National Forest .) Dire fire conditions, like the inferno of heat, turbulence, and fuel that recently turned... 

Consumers can expect the worst U.S. drought in 50 years to cast a shadow across food prices throughout 2013, according to fresh government data released Wednesday. The estimates are the first to capture the effects of this summer’s... 

All Americans (and Canadians!) can talk about these days is the weather, which has been, across the board, off-the-charts weird. Last week , we asked you, Grist readers, to share photos and stories of what you’re experiencing,... 

Twice in the last five years, rising food prices triggered global waves of social unrest. With drought baking U.S. crops, another round of soaring, society-straining price spikes may happen in coming months. According to researchers... 

“Eat this brand of yogurt and you’ll help save the planet,” the label on the carton intones. Um, really? Maybe not, but the stories we tell ourselves about our choice of yogurt, or soap, or hybrid car nonetheless say a lot about... 

The summer, Erik Fyfe and Albert Thrower are traveling across the Northeast by motorcycle, talking with a wide range of people whose livelihoods have been influenced by climate change. Their aim is to spark conversations about climate... 

The summer, Erik Fyfe and Albert Thrower are traveling across the Northeast by motorcycle, talking with a wide range of people whose livelihoods have been influenced by climate change. Their aim is to spark conversations about climate... 

We’re cool and comfortable as usual up here in the Pacific Northwest, but we hear it’s hot out there for the rest of you . Like, hella hot . And dry . And on fire . And under water . And stormy . And covered in mayflies . It’s... 

There is something distinctly pathos-inducing about a corn plant dying of thirst. Maybe that’s why coverage of the 2012 drought has focused on commodity crops, especially corn . Reading the reports, you almost expect Tom Joad to... 

The climate is a changin’ — but the debate on climate change isn’t. As a result, climate scientists and environmental advocates appear to be fighting a losing battle: A recent poll of American attitudes toward climate change,... 

Members of Generation X are responding in a disturbing way to climate change — with a big, collective shrug of indifference. Grist readers being the obvious exceptions, of course. Only 22 percent expressed “high concern”... 

Smoking causes cancer. Carbon pollution causes extreme weather. It really doesn’t have to be more complicated than that. We dump billions of tons of carbon pollution into the atmosphere each year. As a result, the concentration... 

Photo by Tom Woodward . Things are looking bleak for corn farmers in the Midwest. Drought conditions and above-average temperatures are likely to continue for some time and now even soybeans — corn’s sister commodity —... 

Photo by Tom Woodward . Things are looking bleak for corn farmers in the Midwest. Drought conditions and above-average temperatures are likely to continue for some time and now even soybeans — corn’s sister commodity —... 

Kevin Arrigo. A fundamental aspect of the Anthropocene is that there’s nowhere on Earth that is left unexplored; humans have now touched and altered every part of the planet. But the Arctic and the Antarctic remain some of the least... 

A version of this article originally appeared on Climate Progress . Photo by James Arnott. While many national governments struggle to take comprehensive action on climate change, major cities around the globe are acting on their... 

Earlier this week, the Washington Post ’s Eugene Robinson wrote a great column connecting the recent heat waves to climate change. As one of the very few mainstream journalists willing to do so, he deserves kudos, or props, or big-ups,... 

A version of this article originally appeared on Climate Progress . Jane Lubchenco. (Photo by NASA .) One of America’s top science officials says the current onslaught of extreme weather in the U.S. is raising awareness of climate... 

Our national parks have been called “America’s best idea,” and Americans are proud of the special places we have protected for the inspiration and enjoyment of current and future generations. But protected areas... 

A version of this article originally appeared on Climate Progress . Someday soon, robots could help us fight wildfires like the ones blazing in Colorado. (Photo by U.S. Air Force .) In the last few years, we’ve seen an increase...