As disasters multiply and insurers flee risky areas, grant programs to help residents protect their homes are expanding ...

Data shows winter is warming nationwide, with spring arriving earlier and lasting longer. Scientists say climate change is driving the trend, leading to fewer cold snaps and increasingly unpredictable ...

In general, Charlotte and North Carolina are not typically thought of as fire-prone regions. However, the Southeast ...

Duke’s climate and sustainability VP talks about a new report on the university’s climate efforts, navigating changes in ...

President Donald Trump has implemented a slew of actions and executive orders that stand to have wide-reaching impacts on ...

More than 175 fires have scorched 6.6 square miles, forcing governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency ...

“If the administration begins to take measures that see a de-prioritization of renewable energy and different investments that are made toward addressing climate change, this could undermine some of ...

The NOAA grant is in response to rising concerns over extreme heat events and their widespread impacts in rural, coastal ...

A 1,600-acre large blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, was 30 percent contained on Sunday evening ...

Chaewon Chung covers climate change and the environment in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina. Her work is funded by a grant from the Green South Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

Duke is on a mission to do all of this — and more.

Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be ...