Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. SEATTLE — Across the U.S., cities are ...

Forests and other natural and working lands are climate-resilience allies. Managing them better offers common ground where economic growth, public safety and environmental progress align.

Drawing for the climate. Bark beetles and cattywampus limbs aren’t the only features Bosbyshell noticed during his drawing. Trees also record their interactions with humans.

Cities are seeking low-cost ways to ease the heat island effect. Researchers found benefits and trade-offs in two popular ...

A new study finds that lightning kills some 320 million trees around the world each year, more than was previously thought. And that figure could rise in the decades ahead as increasingly hot and ...

Global climate change, by definition, gives no quarter. But of all the signals, it’s the trees that best tell the story of my local, changing environment — and offer a warning.

Unlike pine or oak trees, which grow 60 to 90 centimeters (25 to 35 inches) per year, dragon’s blood trees creep along at just 2 to 3 centimeters (about 1 inch) annually.

Unlike pine or oak trees, which grow 25 to 35 inches per year, dragon’s blood trees creep along at just about 1 inch annually. By the time they reach maturity, many have already succumbed to an ...