It’s not just your imagination … the world is actually getting wetter. That’s because as temperatures rise, the atmosphere can hold — and release — more water. A look at the science behind heavy rains and how you can safeguard yourself from floods.

The Paris agreement is aimed at limiting global temperature rise to no more than 2°C, but we could reach 1.5°C within the next decade. Here’s the difference that half degree could make to our world — and to our lives.

The most harmful lie spread about climate change is not that it’s fake — it’s that there’s nothing you can do. Here are some effective ways to make a difference, from climate journalist Emily Atkin.