Fifteen years ago, when I first began to think seriously about climate change, the problem seemed remote. One often read about polar bears starving on vanishing ice floes. Or people in distant parts ...

An aerial view of a couple meeting with a FEMA representative while searching through the remains of their home which burned in the Eaton Fire on Jan. 19, 2025, in Altadena, California.

This year will be a year with plenty of opportunities to make important progress on several climate-related issues, from plastic pollution to financing the shift to a cleaner global economy.

Two international students that spoke to us are from countries that are already feeling the devastating impacts of climate change. Watch the video to hear what they had to say.

India improved its Climate Risk Index rank from the 7th to the 49th globally due to extreme weather events between 2019 and ...