Climate Change

AP fact check: Trump’s myths on oil prices, cold snaps

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press

Here's a closer look at his recent rhetoric, covering the courts, midterm elections and the president's statements on global warming.

We found grizzly, black and polar bears together for the first time

By Douglas Clark, The Conversation

North America’s three bear species — black bears, grizzly bears and polar bears — don’t typically live in the same place. But in Wapusk National Park, on the west coast of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, all three bears were…

‘It’s happening, it’s now,’ says U.S. government report on climate change

On Friday, the federal government released its most dramatic report yet on the effects of climate change. According to scientists, the country is already experiencing serious consequences from rising global temperatures, including more frequent and severe storms, fires and flooding.

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Climate change consequences ‘already being felt’ in communities across U.S., new federal report says

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradicts President Donald Trump.

After the flames, what challenges lie ahead for Northern California?

The Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise but is now 70 percent contained, marking progress for Northern California. Predicted rain should reduce risk of additional fires, but heavy smoke and threats of mudslides and flooding loom over residents’ heads.

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From pine cones to hobbit holes, mimicking nature can help humans adapt to wildfires

By Andrea Thompson, Scientific American

One of the biggest reasons wildfires are creating such huge disasters in recent years is the expansion of the West’s population into fire-prone wildland areas.

Climate change has intensified hurricane rainfall, and now we know how much

By Julia Griffin

Hurricane Harvey wasn’t an outlier. A new study reports that climate change intensified the rains of other recent cyclones by between 4 and 9 percent.

Why ‘mega wildfires’ are happening in November

By Nsikan Akpan

What everyone needs to know about why these fires are spreading so quickly so late in the year, and how to protect your homes and businesses from them.

AP fact check: Trump on migrants, Saudis, and the Hispanic vote

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

Here's a closer look at some of President Donald Trump's words over the past week.

Trump tours Michael’s devastation, questions climate science

President Trump toured a Gulf Coast ravaged by Hurricane Michael. The death toll stands at 17, dozens are still missing and thousands are expected to be without power for another week or longer. The president promised federal help in rebuilding.

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