Nathan Rott

Nathan Rott appears in the following:

Yale settlement highlights college student mental health needs

Saturday, September 09, 2023

NPR's Nathan Rott speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Jessica Gold about the need for colleges and universities to provide appropriate mental health services for students.

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Endangered species and climate change

Saturday, September 09, 2023

The Endangered Species Act has helped save hundreds of species from extinction. But climate change presents a new threat to endangered species and wildlife officials working to protect them.

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Idalia went through 'rapid intensification.' You're likely to see the term more often

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Tropical storm Idalia made landfall early Wednesday morning on a rural part of Florida's Gulf Coast after it underwent what meteorologists call "rapid intensification," a term to become familiar with.

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Montana youth climate ruling could set precedent for future climate litigation

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

A landmark youth climate ruling from Montana could have significant repercussions for future climate lawsuits, legal experts say.

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Hurricane Hilary will bring rainfall and flooding to Southern California

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Hurricane Hilary continues her march to Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.

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Judge rules in favor of young activists in Montana climate change trial

Monday, August 14, 2023

A Montana judge ruled in favor of 16 youths who argued that a law stopping agencies from considering climate impacts while issuing permits violates their right to a clean and healthy environment.

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A new gray wolf pack is found 200 miles south of California's nearest-known pack

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Gray wolves used to roam most of North America before being hunted, trapped and driven out of most of the continental U.S. by the early 1900s. They are native to California.

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Surf's up! Wave heights increase on California's coast as climate warms

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

A new study finds that winter wave heights have increased along California's coastline as human actions have warmed the world's climate. Bigger waves are a threat to the already vulnerable coast.

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Life can be much hotter for Americans in or near big cities, new analysis shows

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

A new analysis finds that tens of millions of urban Americans are dealing with even hotter temperatures than their rural neighbors, as heatwaves blast the country.

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It's hot out there. A new analysis shows it's much worse if you're in a city

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

More than 40 million urban Americans are experiencing significantly hotter temperatures than their rural counterparts, new research finds.

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U.S., European heat waves 'virtually impossible' without climate change, study finds

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.

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A new study looks at the role climate change is playing in current heat waves

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

A new study looks at the role climate change has had globally in this summer's heat waves that have scorched much of the southern U.S., Europe and India.

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How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown

Saturday, July 22, 2023

It's increasingly expensive and difficult to get home insurance, as losses rise from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes. And the solutions aren't always politically popular.

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What's driving the record-breaking heat wave hitting the U.S.?

Saturday, July 15, 2023

The U.S., and much of the world, has settled into a scorching weekend with temperatures reaching well over a hundred in the Southwest.

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Canada's wildfires are part of a worrying trend — but they're not without precedent

Monday, June 26, 2023

The massive fires in Canada's boreal forests are expected to worsen as the planet warms, but researchers say they're not unprecedented in scale and size.

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Firefighters in Canada are spread thin because of the hundreds of wildfires

Friday, June 16, 2023

Fire crews in Canada are getting foreign reinforcements as the country deals with its worst-ever start to wildfire season. Many of the fires are in remote areas and could burn for months.

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Wildfires continue to burn out of control in Quebec

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The hazardous smoke that blanketed the Midwest and East Coast last week has largely cleared. But the massive wildfires in eastern Canada that generated the smoke are still very much alive.

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The Supreme Court narrows the scope of the Clean Water Act

Friday, May 26, 2023

In a major win for industry and developers, the Supreme Court is significantly limiting the number and type of U.S. waterways that get federal protection.

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California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

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More than half of the world's largest lakes are shrinking. Here's why that matters

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Human actions have caused "significant declines" in the amount of water stored in 53% of the planet's largest lakes and reservoirs. Climate change and overconsumption are the primary drivers.

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