Sep 07 Watch 4:37 How Wisconsin is trying to save its freshwater mussels from drought and rising heat By Nathan Denzin, Wisconsin Public Television Wisconsin is coming back from its worst drought in decades. Along with unusually high temperatures, it’s affected wildlife in and around the state’s rivers. While spring rains ended the drought, recovery in some places has been slow. PBS Wisconsin’s Nathan… Continue watching
Sep 06 The hottest summer on record could lead to our warmest year ever measured. Again. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday. Continue reading
Sep 03 Endless summer? Phoenix swelters in 100-plus degree temps for 100 straight days By David Brandt, Associated Press It doesn't look like a break is coming any time soon. Continue reading
Sep 02 5 lessons from ancient architecture for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates By Adriana Zuniga-Teran For millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:43 Why carbon monoxide poisoning is on the rise as extreme weather causes more power outages By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Veronica Vela Climate change is making extreme weather events like wildfires, floods and hurricanes more frequent and severe. Scientists now say that carbon monoxide poisonings are on the rise amid widespread power outages following those events. ProPublica’s Lexi Churchill joins Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Aug 28 Yes, corn can sweat. And it may be why hot Midwestern summers are getting more humid By Melina Walling, Associated Press Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer. Now, climate change and evolving agriculture are making the phenomenon even stickier. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 6:27 How Americans affected by extreme weather events feel about the future By Sam Lane The punishing heat hitting much of the U.S. this week, and the downpour that Hawaii is enduring, are just the latest in what has been a relentless drumbeat of extreme weather this summer. We spoke with people in different parts… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 3:11 Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels By Christine Zirneklis Rising waters due to climate change and erosion are diminishing the landmass of Tangier Island, Virginia, a tiny speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay, and threatening a centuries-old culture fostered by the island’s isolation. PBS News Student Reporting Labs’… Continue watching
Aug 21 Triple-digit temperatures scorch Southwest, putting millions under excessive heat warnings By Ken Miller, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press A major heat alert is in place for Texas, reflecting what the weather service called “rare and/or long-duration extreme heat with little to no overnight relief.” An extreme heat alert was issued for eastern New Mexico. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:43 Underwater sculpture installations highlight the dangers of climate change By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villemann Visitors to a new art installation in the Caribbean will need to take masks and oxygen tanks. “A World Adrift” is an underwater sculptural exhibition and the work of a British artist who wants to highlight the dangers of climate… Continue watching