Aug 31 WATCH: Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins on his skepticism about human-caused climate change By Travis Daub Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins, whose gulf coast district has had to deal with the effects of sea level rise and flooding, spoke with Miles O'Brien about his belief that the science behind human-caused climate change is flawed. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:32 Did climate change make recent extreme storms worse? By PBS News Hour Nature is taking a devastating toll in both the U.S. mainland and in countries like India, Bangladesh and Nepal, where monsoon rains are causing floods and hundreds of casualties. Directly attributing these individual weather events to global warming is a… Continue watching
Aug 28 Why Hurricane Harvey became so extreme By Mark Fischetti, Scientific American A meteorologist explains the science behind why Hurricane Harvey produced so much rain, got stuck over Texas and reversed direction. Continue reading
Aug 25 Column: I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist By Katharine Hayhoe, The Conversation Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe has a unique perspective on ExxonMobil’s deliberate attempts to sow doubt on the reality of climate change because she was there. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:53 Starved by drought, Rome’s water supply may not spring eternal By PBS News Hour A serious drought across Europe has wreaked havoc for Italy's agricultural industry, causing over $2 billion in damage. Even Rome, the city of aqueducts, has begun to turn off the spigot at dozens of its iconic fountains, and has warned… Continue watching
Aug 11 2016 was the hottest year on record and other takeaways from NOAA’s new climate report By Dayana Morales Gomez Last year was the hottest on record, according to a new report from the American Meteorological Society. The group's annual State of the Climate report, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found global temperatures and the amount of… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:26 Why some scientists are concerned a government climate change report won’t be released By PBS News Hour A draft climate change report is making headlines as scientists reportedly express concerns about how the Trump administration will respond. The New York Times reported on key findings in the preliminary document, including that "evidence for a changing climate abounds"… Continue watching
Aug 08 U.S. is already feeling negative effects of climate change, according to draft report By Associated Press Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, a draft report produced by 13 federal agencies concludes that the United States is already feeling the negative impacts of climate change, with a stark increase in the frequency of heat waves, heavy rains and… Continue reading
Aug 05 These youth of color are organizing to address climate change By Jenna Gray On Thursday morning, hundreds of young people of color received an urgent message: they couldn’t afford not to be leaders in the fight against climate change. Continue reading
Aug 04 Why Death Valley and the Pacific Northwest are so hot right now By Roni Dengler Heat waves are burning up the West Coast. Here’s why things are so toasty right now. Continue reading