Scientists discover a new freshwater crustacean in the Lut Desert in Iran, known as the hottest place on Earth.

Record-high temperatures and hurricane-force winds spark more than 90 major wildfires across the West, which altogether burn some 5,300 square miles, an area roughly the size of Connecticut. For the most part, major media outlets fail to make a connection between the fires and global climate change. 

In Oregon, the fast-moving Alameda Fire prompts the evacuation of Medford and forces some 83,000 people from their homes. 

Officials with Cal Fire say that the El Dorado Fire near Yucaipa, California, was sparked by a family using a pyrotechnic device during a gender-reveal party.  

Two years after losing a newborn calf that it then carried on its snout for a heart-wrenching 17 days, a resident southern orca in the Salish Sea known as Tahlequah (or J35 by biologists) has given birth to a healthy new calf. 

In Nigeria, extreme flash floods wash away 25 percent of the country’s rice crop, a staple food for millions of Nigerians.  

Ride-sharing company Uber acknowledges its role in fueling greenhouse gas emissions and says that all rides will be in electric vehicles by 2030.

Delaware becomes the latest state to sue the major oil companies over their role in fueling global climate chaos.

After hitting a record-high temperature of 101°F, the temperature in Denver—along with other parts of the Rocky Mountains—drops 60° in 24 hours.

During a campaign speech in Florida, Donald Trump declares himself “a great environmentalist.” Fact-checkers roll their eyes in unison.