Science Oct 02 Hurricane Helene’s reach shows why no place is immune from impacts of climate change By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins
World Oct 01 Firefighters and volunteers battle raging forest fire in southern Greece that’s killed two people Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers in southern Greece are battling for a third day a large wildfire that has killed two people and devastated a large forested area. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 30 Watch 6:29 Florida’s Big Bend faces another round of rebuilding after 3rd hurricane in 13 months The devastating toll from Hurricane Helene keeps growing. At least 121 people have died in six states and officials fear that number could grow much larger. Many remain missing and unaccounted for since phone lines and cell towers have been… By Christopher Booker, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran, Mary Fecteau
World Sep 25 When their whole world could vanish, young people in island nations must weigh moving on It's a conversation that's happening now, even though the fleeing won't happen until later. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
World Sep 24 WATCH: Brazil’s Lula calls for greater climate action, cites Amazon wildfires President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mentioned the fires ravaging the rainforest back home — but not the fact they're adding to criticism of his administration's own environmental stewardship. By Mauricio Savarese, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press
Sep 24 Research reveals threats polar bears face as climate change melts Arctic ice hunting grounds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press In Churchill, Canada, the polar bear capital of the world, scientists say there are now about half the polar bears as there were 40 years ago. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:36 Nation’s top weather and climate service faces potential political storm By John Yang, Harry Zahn While extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, the National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are targeted for drastic changes in Project 2025, the roadmap for the next conservative president. To… Continue watching
Sep 18 Ancient baobab trees in Africa once supplemented local’s income, now climate change and demand have them barely surviving By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The baobab tree is known as the "tree of life" and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty products. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 5:41 Miami art project puts spotlight on threat of rising sea levels By Jeffrey Brown By 2100, scientists project sea levels around parts of Florida will rise between two and eight feet. The majority of Miami-Dade County is just six feet or less above the ocean today. One local artist is doing what he can… Continue watching
Sep 11 Strengthened by warm oceans, Francine hits Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane By Michael Phillis, Associated Press Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped quickly strengthen Hurricane Francine, which made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday evening. Continue reading