Oct 05 Obama announces new marine sanctuaries, a first in 15 years By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House is announcing the designation of two new National Marine Sanctuaries — the first chosen in 15 years — as part of President Barack Obama’s efforts to protect the environment. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Three firefighters die in wildfire ‘hellstorm’ in Washington state By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, three firefighters were killed in Washington state after their vehicle crashed and was overcome by flames. Also, the NOAA reported that July was the hottest month ever in recorded history. Continue watching
Aug 20 July 2015 was Earth’s hottest month on record By Joshua Barajas This past July will go down as Earth’s hottest month in recorded history since 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 5:01 New science shows Gulf spill is still killing dolphins By PBS News Hour More than 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have died off the Gulf Coast since 2010, the year a massive Deepwater Horizon spill spewed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals. A new study by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… Continue watching
May 20 NOAA Report: Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused biggest dolphin die-off in Gulf’s history By Nsikan Akpan A new NOAA study provides a verdict on how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster led to a flourish of dolphin deaths along the Gulf coast. Continue reading
Apr 18 Last month was the hottest March since record keeping began By Triana Kalmanoff Last month the average global temperature was the highest recorded for March since record keeping began in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:47 Scientists try to regrow a dying coral reef 25 times faster than nature By PBS News Hour The world’s coral reefs are in perilous danger due to overfishing, pollution and climate change. But a team of scuba-diving scientists has developed a groundbreaking method for speeding up coral growth in hopes of stemming the underwater crisis. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jan 21 President calls climate change the ‘greatest threat to future generations’ in State of the Union By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Calling climate change the "greatest threat to future generations" in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President Obama called out climate change deniers. Continue reading
Jan 14 Politics delayed Al Gore’s favorite satellite for 10 years, but in two weeks, it’ll fly By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The Triana satellite was the brainchild of Al Gore and promised to revolutionize climate science and inspire generations. But after political controversy and poor timing, the satellite spent more than a decade in storage. Now scientists have dusted it off… Continue reading
Dec 18 Arctic warming twice as fast as rest of the world By Justin Scuiletti Arctic air temperatures are rising at more than twice the rate of the rest of the world, a new report says. Continue reading