Changing Climate

As nearly 40% of the U.S. population faces heat advisories this week, people in urban areas are more likely to experience higher temperatures — and New York City has the highest average of the urban heat island (UHI) index out of 44 large cities that were analyzed by Climate Central. That means that on a 90°F day in rural upstate…

A new report says more than 40 million Americans are living in areas that are at least 8 degrees hotter than other areas in their city because they’re in a heat island.

New Jersey utility regulators are seeking additional offshore wind farm projects to generate electricity. The Board of Public Utilities approved a third solicitation of offshore wind projects Monday.

Perhaps in a bit of news that bodes well for Philadelphia’s favorite football team, the population of bald eagles all across New Jersey has risen, with 250 active nests discovered over the course of the past year.

Just how does climate change work? It’s something scientists have known about for more than 150 years. The physics and chemistry is simple enough you can replicate it at home. The way carbon molecules vibrate, their shape and everything blocks infrared radiation — heat — from escaping Earth. It fills holes in the light spectrum, blocking heat’s escape path. Think...

City residents in the Northeast are fleeing a hot spell in favor of pools, beaches and forests.

New Jersey is spending $21 million on projects to help fight climate change

A new report from the UN’s top body of climate scientists is warning that temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently committed to doing.