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Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
Here's what happened on day 3 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Pakistan's leader sounded the alarm, climate scientists called for more equitable research and the U.N. tried to crack down on greenwashing. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
Here's what happened today at the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations
Monday, November 07, 2022
A new early warning system for weather disasters, calls for wealthy nations and corporations to pay up and dire descriptions of human suffering. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
U.N. plan would help warn people in vulnerable countries about climate threats
Monday, November 07, 2022
About half the world isn't covered by early warning systems that send alerts for weather emergencies. The worst is in developing countries, which have been hit hardest by global warming.
FAQ: What's at stake at the COP27 global climate negotiations
Monday, November 07, 2022
World leaders are meeting in Egypt for the next two weeks to talk about reining in climate change and paying for its deadly effects. Here's what you need to know.
As the Earth warms, city parks will become climate oases
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
As the Earth warms, city parks will become more and more important as climate oases. This is a day in the life of one city park.
Climate change makes storms like Ian more common
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter.
Why Latino people are on the front lines of climate change
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
A wide range of Latino communities in the United States are affected by climate-driven storms, floods, droughts and heat waves, and are leading the charge to address global warming.
Climate change likely helped cause deadly Pakistan floods, scientists find
Monday, September 19, 2022
Extremely heavy rain fell in the hardest-hit provinces. About 75% more water is falling during the heaviest rainstorms in the region, according to a new scientific analysis.
Humans must limit warming to avoid climate tipping points, new study finds
Thursday, September 08, 2022
The Earth has already warmed more than 1 degree Celsius. New research suggests that above 1.5 degrees, massive ice melt, ocean current disruptions and coral die-offs are likely.
Adapting parks to keep them functional as the climate changes
Saturday, September 03, 2022
Cities in the U.S. are looking for ways to adapt the designs of their parks — and their hours of operations — to keep them functional as climate change raises temperatures around the world.
Your local park has a hidden talent: helping fight climate change
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Millions of people rely on city parks to recharge, cool off and connect. But climate change is threatening the very spaces that help us cope with the stresses of living on a hotter planet.
Do animals sweat? Here's a poem to answer that question
Friday, August 19, 2022
Humans are sweaty beasts, but it turns out many other animals have different ways to keep cool. Staff of the Maryland Zoo help explain how their residents regulate their temperatures.
The new law meant to fix environmental injustices is far from equitable, critics say
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
The White House is touting the Inflation Reduction Act as a major fix for environmental injustices. But many experts and grassroots anti-pollution groups say the bill is anything but equitable.
The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. But there are signs that it could reinforce existing environmental inequalities.
The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds
Thursday, August 11, 2022
The Arctic is very sensitive to climate change. In the last 40 years, the region has warmed much more rapidly than the Earth as a whole, a new study finds.
How climate change drives inland floods
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
As the Earth heats up, heavy rain is getting more common across the United States. That means more severe floods happen more often.
Floods are getting more common. Do you know your risk?
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
Climate change means more rain and higher seas, which adds up to more flooded homes. Even a small amount of water indoors can cost a lot.
Because of climate change, inland flooding is becoming more common
Friday, July 29, 2022
The floods in Missouri and Kentucky this week were both caused by extreme rainfall. Climate change is making such rain more common, and driving dangerous floods across much of the U.S.
Climate change is making extreme heat around the world more common
Friday, July 22, 2022
Extreme heat is gripping countries around the world. Host Ailsa Chang talks with NPR reporters in China, the U.K. and the U.S. about what they're seeing and how governments are responding.