Jul 26 Weeklong heat wave scorches Pacific Northwest By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America The temperatures in Portland, Oregon, could top 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday amid the hottest stretch of a weeklong heat wave in the Pacific Northwest region that rarely experiences such scorching weather. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 2:30 Massive California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate By Nicole Ellis, Tommy Walters In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the sprawling Oak Fire continues to rapidly spread across central California outside Yosemite National Park. The blaze erupted Friday and has now consumed more than 16,000 acres. As firefighters battle the wildfire, the… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 5:49 What it's like living near the Oak Fire outside Yosemite The explosive spread of the Oak fire spread suggests another bad fire season ahead in California. Beth Pratt, the California regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation, lives in Midpines, California, which is being threatened by the fire. She… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 8:27 Scientists measure how quickly crucial Antarctica glacier is melting By Miles O'Brien Climate change's connections with the extreme heat and weather events in the U.S. and around the globe have been well established. But climate change is also having a measurable impact on a much slower-moving development: the loss of glaciers and… Continue watching
Jul 25 U.S. announces reforestation effort to combat destructive wildfires By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle to counter climate change's increasing toll on the nation’s forests… Continue reading
Jul 25 Massive wildfires burn through 'fireproof' regions in Alaska By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen. So far this year more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the typically worst of the fire season lays ahead. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:04 Global climate crisis hits home in the U.S. amid record heat and pervasive wildfires A fast-spreading wildfire burning out of control in California on the doorstep of Yosemite National Park has forced thousands to flee their homes. Hot and dry conditions, linked to climate change, are making it a tough fire to fight. Michael… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 6:26 Costs of fast fashion fuel a rise in thrift shopping Americans generated 13 million tons of clothing and footwear waste in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Cutting down those numbers is a daunting task, but some young people are turning to thrift shopping to help the environment and… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:48 The economic impacts of unchecked climate change By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young Around the world, the ravages of climate change are evident in record-high temperatures, floods, fires and other natural disasters. In the U.S., President Biden is taking executive action to address the climate crisis, citing climate change as both a national… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 12:33 Brooks and Capehart on the Jan. 6 hearings and Democrats' imperiled climate agenda New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 committee concluded its first set of public hearings and President Biden announced executive action… Continue watching