Jul 12 Why forecasters are concerned about losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak hurricane season By Chris Vagasky, The Conversation The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to rapidly intensify, a dangerous situation for coastal communities. Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Trump rolled back energy tax credits for homeowners and developers. Here’s what that means for you By Tim McPhillips Blackouts and power outages could be 100 times more common in the U.S. by 2030. Continue reading
Jul 11 Feeling the heat? Here are some ways to lower your electric bill By Tim McPhillips Heating and cooling are typically the power players of home energy use. Continue reading
Jul 10 Officials tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier say there is no cause for concern By Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory said the swarm began early Tuesday at the 14,410-foot volcano near Seattle. The cause is consistent with the circulation of fluids along preexisting faults beneath Mount Rainier and considered “background activity,” the agency… Continue reading
Jul 10 Loss of U.S. funding for HIV programs could leave millions dead if not replaced, UN says By Maria Cheng, Associated Press Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels in more than three decades. Continue reading
Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:53 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The 2015 Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences… Continue watching
Jul 06 Pop, soda or coke? A linguist explains the history behind the various names for the drink By Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 6:32 What the U.S. has accomplished in 250 years of innovation and what’s next By John Yang, Zoie Lambert President Donald Trump went to Iowa on Thursday to start the countdown to the nation’s 250th Independence Day next year. To mark the anniversary, the nonpartisan Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress is looking at 250 years… Continue watching
Jul 03 NASA says new interstellar comet it spotted will keep a safe distance from Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The newest visitor is 416 million miles from the sun, out near Jupiter, and heading this way at a blistering 37 miles per second. It's officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and poses no… Continue reading