World Sep 09 African nations to face increasingly costly damage fueled by climate change By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press
Science Feb 17 A new report predicts more frequent, destructive flooding. What drives sea level rise? A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts. By Jianjun Yin, The Conversation
Science Feb 16 U.S. sea levels could rise more than a foot over the next 30 years A federal report warns that America's coasts will be hit hard by ever faster sea level rise between now and the year 2050. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation Oct 01 Cavers descend into the ‘Well of Hell,’ new clues about humans’ arrival in North America and other stories you missed One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
World Apr 14 Seychelles president’s underwater speech: Protect our oceans In a striking speech delivered from deep below the ocean’s surface, the Seychelles president on Sunday made a global plea for stronger protection of the “beating blue heart of our planet.”… By David Keyton, Associated Press
Jan 05 Watch 9:57 As seas continue to rise, New Jersey buys residents out of flood zones By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents live in flood zones that can become inundated with storm water. But the state is trying to move some of them out of harm's way in one of the biggest home buyout programs… Continue watching
Dec 06 Why coastal Carolina may never recover from its intensifying hurricanes By Nsikan Akpan Coastal hurricanes are leaving behind toxic algal blooms, a new silent threat to water quality. It is one of three ways that these storms are changing North Carolina for good. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:14 How climate change is ‘loading the dice’ for more perilous hurricanes As Hurricane Florence was closing in on the Carolina coast this week, the role of climate change in intensifying weather was back in the national conversation. Amna Nawaz talks with Radley Horton of Columbia University about the link between climate… Continue watching
Sep 13 After Florence, sea level rise threat will remain for North Carolina shore By Michael Biesecker, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press The low-lying barrier islands hugging the Carolinas coast are experiencing some of the fastest rates of sea level rise in the world, nearly an inch a year. Continue reading
Aug 15 How to avoid a catastrophic ‘Hothouse Earth’ By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan Humanity only has a handful of decades to determine the future of our planet. Continue reading