There are quite a few ways that humans influence the weather, and even on local levels, human activity can produce more rain. Whether by accident or on purpose, increasing rainfall isn't as far-fetched as it sounds.

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Cities pump out 70 percent of all global carbon emissions -- which means they also have the greatest opportunity to lower CO2 levels and energy consumption. Climate and data scientist Angel Hsu shares how cities around the world are...

Researchers lay the groundwork for high resolution “heat maps” to protect residents and improve city planning



A quick check on a smartphone will provide you with the day's expected high temperature, but what if you...

"Greenstreets" are specially engineered vegetated areas, such as medians and traffic islands, with benefits that go beyond beautifying a city's landscape. From managing stormwater to alleviating air pollution, greenstreets can provide...

With more extreme heat waves expected in the future, some communities are finding ways to become more heat resistant.

With more extreme heat waves expected in the future, some communities are finding ways to become more heat resistant.

In a year of deadly heat waves, CBC News measured the heat and humidity inside 49 homes with little to no air conditioning over the summer to find out how hot they would get and explored the consequences of extreme indoor temperatures.

In a year of deadly heat waves, CBC News measured the heat and humidity inside 49 homes with little to no air conditioning over the summer to find out how hot they would get and explored the consequences of extreme indoor temperatures.

In a year of deadly heat waves, CBC News installed sensors to measure the heat and humidity inside 50 homes without air conditioning over the summer to find out how hot they would get and explored the consequences of extreme indoor...

CBC News has installed temperature and humidity sensors to test exactly how hot it gets in dozens of homes across five major cities in an unprecedented journalistic project Urban Heat. Participants are sharing how they're handling the...

CBC News has installed temperature and humidity sensors to test exactly how hot it gets in dozens of homes across five major cities in an unprecedented journalistic project Urban Heat. Participants are sharing how they're handling the...

Rooftop garden in Chicago built to deal with urban heat

Urban garden on top of 900 Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile in Chicago

Pan from skyscrapers in Midwest city to urban garden used to temper heat in city

Laura Millan, Reporter, Bloomberg Green takes us inside Bloomberg Green's examination of what collective failure at the COP talks would mean for the host country and what its people are doing to adapt today.