Police say a man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it.

Scientists say two dust storms that blanketed the Phoenix area in thick haze this week were among the most intense to hit the region in years.

An offshore wind company says it's reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave.

Pakistani military helicopters have airlifted the bodies of five climbers from the snow-covered slopes of Broad Peak.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest.

A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires.

Malaysian durian farmers face challenges as climate change impacts their crops.

Crews have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and windier days lie ahead.

A federal appeals court has signaled that it might not allow a lawsuit brought by New England fishing businesses and industry groups against a California aquarium to proceed because of the case’s potential impact on free speech.

A wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas west of Athens has left hundreds of animals displaced.

Activists on Vancouver Island are once again trying to stop the logging of old growth forests, some of the rarest and most carbon rich ecosystems on Earth.

A record heat wave in Northeast Asia has gripped South Korea, North Korea and Japan.

Lawyers for a former Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool say that the Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case was flawed.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration improperly ended a multi-billion-dollar program for clean energy projects.

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

Firefighters are racing to exploit a break in high winds, working to strengthen containment lines on fires west of the Greek capital.

Foundations funded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched a $200 million initiative to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species.

Teams in Pakistan are searching on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on the world’s 12th-highest mountain.

Court documents show that a 37-year-old Spokane man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city was questioned by law enforcement about two different blazes last year, though he wasn’t charged in either.

Customs and Border Protection has ordered construction crews building Trump’s second border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping the groundwater needed to mix cement could threaten their livestock.

Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch, but were shocked by what they reeled in.

On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.

Authorities say they’ve arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of starting one of the devastating wildfires burning around Spokane, Washington.

Governments in Central and Eastern Europe are working to conserve electricity as low water levels on the Danube River threaten power plants.

Some say selling their property makes no financial sense even if they wanted to leave.

Europe is grappling with a record-breaking hot and dry summer.

Greece’s fire department says the collision of two firefighting helicopters battling a major wildfire burning out of control west of Athens left two crew members dead, while another two were recovered alive.

Dangerous heat has hit parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in many areas.

Firefighters have contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home.

The United Nations warns that a strengthening El Nino is intensifying global weather extremes and is adding fuel to a planet that it says is already on fire.

Arizona, California and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal to stave off a crisis in the river.

Jean-François Pauner is among many volunteers helping firefighters battle wildfires in southwestern France.

Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France.

Major oil companies reported massive profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments.

The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site.

George Clooney says his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France due to a nearby wildfire.

France has allowed 84,000 evacuees to return home after a massive wildfire, signaling progress in battling the flames.

The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son.

As wildfires and successive heatwaves in France and Spain highlight climate change's impact, a severe drought is causing record low water levels on the Danube River, affecting tourism and industry.

Despite community concerns, the president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance said neither piece of land would be conducive for a data center.

The state’s attorney general sued the Biden administration in 2024, citing incomplete data for the updated endangered status of the Permian Basin’s native dunes sagebrush lizard.

Wildfires near Bordeaux are hurting the wine region's economy.

Some see the AI facilities as a sign of the apocalypse, others see an opportunity to advocate for environmental stewardship.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t started helping local governments or individuals, while philanthropic response lags compared to last year’s flood.

Firefighters in southwest France are battling a mega-fire four times the size of Paris.

Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris, while two firefighters were killed fighting a wind-driven blaze on the Greek island of Crete.

A massive wildfire in southwest France has forced over 220,000 people to evacuate.

Experts say the world is experiencing two opposing fire trends because of human impact.

Delhi has adopted a new policy to make most new vehicles electric, aiming to improve air quality.

Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help to develop nuclear energy and create thousands of jobs.

As data centers rapidly expand across South Texas, KSAT Investigates learned the public cannot find out how much water San Antonio-area data centers are using because of a Texas law that its author says is being interpreted far more broadly than intended.

Firefighters combating Spain's biggest wildfire on record say they have never seen a fire of such power.

Large waves are coming ashore in Hawaii thanks to Tropical Storm Fausto and in Mexico thanks to Hurricane Genevieve.

French authorities have ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate from Atlantic coast tourist sites because of wildfires.

A major interstate in Oregon was closed for some 70 miles due to wildfire.

A prolonged drought had put the Coastal Bend city months away from running short of water, but upstream storms have improved the outlook.

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its towering smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.

Major Hurricane Genevieve is roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land while Tropical Storm Fausto increases impacts on Hawaii.

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged fire crews to “stay strong” as they battle to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time.

At Indonesia’s largest landfill, Bantargebang, waste picker Nur Wencih fears a sweeping government crackdown on open dumping could threaten the livelihood that has supported her family for two decades.

Hurricane Genevieve has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm southwest of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean.

A scorching heat wave continues across the central and southern United States, leaving at least 40 million people under extreme heat warnings.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been adopted around the world.

Typhoon Noul has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland after making landfall in southern China.

A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight.

Tropical Storm Genevieve has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico.

A renowned wildlife photographer says he and his wife documented the rare sight of around 300 humpback whales coming together off the coast of South Africa in what's known as a whale “supergroup.”.

A heat dome is set to expand across much of the central United States, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees from Dallas to North Dakota.

France is using a massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants on a wildfire near the wine country city of Bordeaux.

The Trump administration has again acknowledged in court documents that it terminated $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

The victim was swept away while driving in Val Verde County, the governor said after assessing damage around Cotulla.

Virginia officials have released a scientific study on the state's groundwater supply and the possible impact of data centers after months of delays and mounting criticism.

Choke Canyon has almost doubled its supply of water this week, although the reservoir is still at 15% capacity.

Massive forest fires are raging out of control in southwestern France and central Spain, forcing authorities to evacuate around 200,000 people.

Data centers remain a flashpoint around San Antonio after residents previously pushed back on projects planned for the far Northwest Side of Bexar County. Now, people in Guadalupe County are raising similar concerns, protesting what they say is a lack of transparency from county leaders as two data center projects move forward near their homes.

The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who reclaimed their territory on the Brazil-Peru border decades ago, now face threats from gangs and drug traffickers.

Two people have died in flash floods caused by torrential rains in West Virginia this week.

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake was felt early Thursday morning and is said to be stronger than what the region typically experiences.

Diode Ventures said Gov. Greg Abbott's tougher stance on data center development in rural areas drove the decision to cancel the project

In Chula Vista, south of Crystal City, residents of the Hispanic community searched through the debris after a flood caught them off-guard.

President Donald Trump is having governors and electricity companies join a pledge aimed at shielding U.S. consumers from higher utility bills because data centers.

About 20,000 people have been evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast.

Tropical Storm Bertha brought heavy surf and some flooding to southern Louisiana and Texas as it came ashore on the Gulf Coast before it was downgraded to a tropical depression.

University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.

Texas resident Kenneth Kovar has a home energy setup from Ford, in which drivers of certain popular F-150 models can plug their vehicle directly into their electric meter to power their home during an outage.

Torrential rains in West Virginia have caused flash flooding that inundated homes and businesses.

Firefighters in central Spain are battling a massive wildfire in Guadalajara, which has burned over 32,000 hectares.

“We were all thinking to ourselves, this is déjà vu. Is it really happening, and can I deal with it?” a Center Point Volunteer Fire Department chaplain said.

Tropical Storm Bertha has made landfall on the southern tip of Louisiana.

A little more than a year after catastrophic floods devastated Central Texas, another deluge hit the area. How are residents and the state responding to this new tragedy?

Conflicts and disruptions to global energy markets could push millions more people into hunger by driving up fuel, fertilizer and food costs.

A SpaceX superfan proposed changing Boca Chica Beach's name to reflect its significance to space travel.

Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico as it chugs closer to the U.S. But forecasters say it still could bring coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.

Lesotho attracts thousands each winter to its unique ski resort, the only such tourist attraction in sub-Saharan Africa.

Texarkana’s first lithium symposium marked a milestone for Texas lithium development, laying the groundwork for discussions on critical issues.

Hurricane Fausto has formed in the eastern Pacific far from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and poses no threat to land.

A shorebird known for its sharp, orange bill and beady eyes is making a comeback in North America thanks to a yearslong conservation effort.

Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat.

Iridescent green beetles native to Japan have invaded Italy, damaging orchards and vineyards.