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Hungry for new podcasts? Here are 8 episodes about how climate change affects our food

2:00pm September 09, 2024

Add these episodes to your listening rotation during the NPR Network's Climate Solutions Week, where we're dedicated to stories and conversations about the search for climate solutions.

Alleged shooter's mom warned Ga. school. And, opposition leader flees Venezuela

8:12am September 09, 2024

The mother of the alleged shooter at Apalachee High School warned officials the morning of the shooting. Here's how administrators responded. And, Venezuela's opposition leader has fled the country.

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California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

6:00am September 09, 2024

Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state.

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An examination of the links between the climate and our food

3:36am September 09, 2024

by A Martínez

This week NPR will have a series of stories and conversations about the future of food: how climate change is affecting our food, and how our food is affecting the climate.

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'Mr. Greedy,' a prolific penguin dad, has died at age 33

6:24pm September 08, 2024

Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died following an age-related health decline, the zoo said.

Proposed Midwest carbon capture pipeline is stirring controversy

5:05pm September 07, 2024

In recent years, there have been lots of proposals for new carbon dioxide pipelines tied to a technology called carbon capture and storage. It's an effort to blunt the impact of climate change. A proposed pipeline in the Midwest would be one of the country's largest designated for carbon capture.

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Hurricane season lull may be coming to an end, forecasters say

5:05pm September 07, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

Storms usually form between the end of August through October, but this August and early September have been oddly quiet. That's changing as conditions in the Atlantic become more conducive to storms.

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A new kind of chaplain is helping people deal with 'climate grief'

5:51am September 06, 2024

A new kind of spiritual adviser is rising among clergy trained in handling grief and other difficult emotions.

Humpback whales make custom fishing nets — out of bubbles

5:45am September 06, 2024

To target the tiny prey they depend on, humpbacks have developed a way of trapping them with nets made out of bubbles. A new study shows exactly how they do it.

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Chronic illness shattered this teen's life. Her service dog helped get it back

5:00am September 06, 2024

The middle school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, changed her life.

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