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A NOAA scientist takes a coral sample in the Galapagos Islands. The process does not injure the colony, which grows back. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory - NOAA

Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery

Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
Fires burned across Spain in summer 2026. Acting quickly to shore up old stone walls when buildings burn can help preserve a region’s history. Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images

Wildfire‑damaged historic buildings may not be as ruined as they appear, but saving them means acting fast

The damage is sometimes only centimeters deep. Three engineers explain the colors of burned masonry and other signs preservationists look for amid another destructive fire year.
Fans can help circulate air, but on a hot day they do little for people working in a Mississippi farmer’s market. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

Chronic pain is missing from America’s heat warnings

Chronic pain can make it hard to walk, carry groceries or sleep through the night. A new study finds that extreme temperatures are linked to that kind of pain.
Andrew Rowley watches a wildfire burning from a distance after evacuating his home in Spokane, Wash., on Aug. 1, 2026. AP Photo/Young Kwak

Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic

Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
Adjusting crop planting calendars in relation to unforeseen climate-related events now falls under the umbrella term “climate change adaptation”, but the people on the ground don’t always see it like that. Galina Sharapova/Shutterstock

Climate‑related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives

At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.

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