Sarah Kaplan

The world is certain to overshoot a critical climate threshold, U.N. warns Sarah Kaplan Updated Wed, September 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM UTC 8 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world will zoom well past its target... See more

A collapsing glacier probably triggered the deadly floods in Nepal Sarah Kaplan Updated Thu, August 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The floodwaters that killed more than 170 people i... See more

Nevada sues over federally mandated reduction in Colorado River water use Sarah Kaplan Updated Mon, August 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nevada sued the Trump administration Monday... See more

A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible. Sarah Kaplan, Hannah Knowles Updated Fri, July 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC 12 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key t... See more

Listen to article • 0:00 min Justin Perry’s family has been farming the rolling hills of the Nebraska panhandle for four generations, but none of them can remember a winter as warm and parched as this one. There was no steady rain to gently soak the soil.... See more