The growing demand for electricity provides an opportunity to transform the U.S. energy system.
In a recent interview, CEO of GE Vernova, Scott Strazik, discusses the pivotal role of electrification and decarbonization in driving the global climate transition and the importance of capitalizing on the current growth market to scale new technologies.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned the Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have enough funding to cover the rest of the hurricane season.
The big picture: Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction through six southeastern states, leaving unprecedented devastation totaling tens of billions of dollars across communities, several of which officials said Thursday will need a full rebuild.
Millions of people in the Southeast lost power as Hurricane Helene tore through communities from Tallahassee, Florida to Damascus, Virginia, and everywhere in between. Many remain in the dark days later.
The intrigue: The National Weather Service released this view from space that illustrates the trail of darkness left by Helene. The photo above was taken from a NOAA satellite on Saturday, Sept. 28, more than a day after the storm's landfall in Florida.
The pageant to choose the bulkiest bear is out of hibernation.
Why it matters: Fat Bear Week, the contest where the public can pick their favorite fattened-up bear at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, drew in nearly 1.4 million votes from fans across the world last year.
Hurricanes and tropical storms have long-term health consequences, generating 7,000 to 11,000 excess deaths over the 15 years following the event, a new study finds.
Why it matters: The study demonstrates that long-term public health impacts are a concern in the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastating damage and long after direct deaths and damage is accounted for.
The deadly aftermath of Hurricane Helene created something rare and revealing: a prime-time spotlight on global warming in a White House debate.
Why it matters: A question just minutes into Tuesday night's JD Vance-Tim Walz faceoff brought the earliest climate science and policy exchange ever in a general election debate.
Hurricane Helene has left officials in six Southeastern states grappling to respond to the widespread destruction it caused after hitting Florida as a Category 4 storm last week.
The big picture: Officials confirmed at least 57 deathsin North Carolina Tuesdayand raised the death count in Georgia from 17 to 25 Monday, bringing the number of storm-related deaths across six states to more than 166, per AP.
Days after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern U.S., VP hopeful Sen. JD Vance pivoted away from questions about Donald Trump's claims that climate change is a "hoax" and towards an exchange on manufacturing policy.
Why it matters: The questions and back-and-forth were the most prominent discussion on climate science and policy in any debate this cycle, or any in recent memory.
