NPR3 hours agoWhy a growing mass of warm water in the Pacific could be trouble for future weatherverified_publisherNPR - Ezra D RomeroA massive heat wave in the Pacific Ocean coupled with a strong El Nino could spell trouble for extreme weather in the U.S. and also elevate sea level rise.
NPR3 days agoWhat a single blueberry bush teaches us about climate changeverified_publisherNPR - BIANCA GARCIAThe nation's oldest continuously operated weather observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, keeps track of a surprising climate indicator: the date the first blueberry ripens.
NPR3 days agoColorado's extraordinary fire yearverified_publisherNPR - Molly CruseIn Colorado, hundreds of homes have been destroyed, tens of thousands of people evacuated and three wildland firefighters killed in the line of duty. The state is likely in for weeks of extreme fire.
NPR4 days agoOne of Spain's deadliest wildfires kills at least 12 people, with 23 others missingverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressMADRID — A wildfire roared through a remote expat community in southern Spain overnight, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities said Friday. Eight people were injured and 23 missing, Andalusia's regional leader Juan Manuel Moreno said. The …
NPR5 days agoThe Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energyverified_publisherNPR - Julia SimonA new round of bombing has begun in the Middle East. More than four months after the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, one thing is clear: Some countries are not going back to fossil fuel imports in the same way they relied on them in the past. Instead, countries across Asia and Africa …
NPRExtreme heat on Independence Day will be America's new normal, experts sayverified_publisherNPR - Ava BergerWhen Thomas Jefferson measured the temperature on July 4, 1776, the high was 76 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia. Two hundred and fifty years later, millions of people across the eastern half of the U.S. were under extreme heat warnings as they celebrated that anniversary. The heat dome that …
