How Climate Change May Impact Winter Storms
This latest winter season in the U.S. included extreme rains and flooding. How did climate change affect these extreme weather events?
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A Headache on the Hudson
Next to homes and businesses in Edgewater, NJ, there is a Superfund site whose cleanup has created problems of its own.
Flooding in Pakistan Demonstrates the Peril of Correlated Extreme Weather Events
In August Pakistan experienced the worst flooding in its history, causing harm to millions of people and costing billions in damages.
Climate Change Is Forcing Millions of People to Move
Floods, hurricanes, droughts, wildfires, and crop failures are making migration an imperative for survival.
Barely a Cloud in the Sky and Portland, Maine Is Flooding
The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming bodies of saltwater on the planet. In Portland, Maine, sea levels are expected to rise 10 to 17 inches by 2030 from the levels in 2000. Christopher Booker reports on…
Mississippi Delta’s wildlife, farmers, and restaurant owners battle climate change
Record flooding, human-made channels and environmental disasters have exacerbated the already harsh effects of climate change in Louisiana's Mississippi Delta, impacting the region's coastal wildlife and seafood supplies. Special correspondent Joshua Landis reports on how local oyster farmers are coping…
I’m a college student who met the world’s top climate scientists. Here are 5 things I learned.
For many of my gen Z peers, we haven't taken the time to understand the various impacts of climate change and correlated extremes.
A New Orleans community is fighting climate change from their backyards
Angela Chalk has been using native Louisiana plants to stop her backyard from flooding.
New Jersey wants to go 100% renewable energy by 2050 — is it possible?
Gov. Phil Murphy’s landmark clean energy bill is set on having 100% of the state’s power to come from clean renewables like wind and solar by the year 2050.
Six Bangladeshi Women on the Front Lines of Climate Change
We already know that climate change affects women disproportionately, but it is especially dramatic in Bangladesh. Caught between erratic rainfall and rising sea levels, women are struggling to guard their lives and livelihoods. During an especially severe tropical cyclone in 1991,…
After Hurricane Irene, New Jersey builds against future floods
American Water needed to better protect its vulnerable assets, and 18 months ago launched a $37 million project to harden its perimeter.
Climate Change and Urban Renewal
In Detroit, getting ready for changing weather patterns has prompted a creative new way to use the city’s vacant lots left from demolished homes. This segment is part of an ongoing public media reporting initiative called peril and promise, telling…