Wildfires are causing billions in damage every year and yet many homebuyers have little idea whether their house is at risk. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Veronica Stovall, left, helped her father, Joseph L. Davis, apply for a federally-funded energy-efficiency program in 2021. It turned up significant repair needs. Hannah Yoon for NPR hide caption
A mural of Elon Musk in downtown Brownsville by Alexander Gonzalez-Hernandez. Gaige Davila/ Texas Public Radio hide caption
Solar and wind power projects have been booming in California, like the Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains, but that doesn't mean fossil fuels are fading away quickly. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption
A plane drops fire retardant onto the fire on Thursday in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Actor James Cromwell in 2018 at the Los Angeles premiere of "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom." Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Adam Farkes and Leo Azevedo of BNRG at a solar energy project in Augusta, Maine. A bigger project planned on the far side of the fence is on hold because of a federal trade investigation. Fred Bever/Maine Public hide caption
In this photo supplied by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), a diver swims past coral on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Oct. 18, 2016. M. Curnock/AP hide caption
A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022. Manish Swarup/AP hide caption
This species of dragonfish can grow to just under 7 inches long and can be often found 1,000 feet or more below the ocean's surface. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Researchers estimate there are only about 10 vaquita porpoises still living in Mexico's Gulf of California. Semarnat/Flickr hide caption