climate

This image released on Sunday by the Italian National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps shows the glacier in Italy's Alps near Trento, a large chunk of which has broken loose, killing at least six hikers and injuring others.

World News

At least 6 hikers were killed after a piece of glacier broke loose in Italy

6:55pm July 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The glacier, in the Marmolada range, is the largest in the Dolomite mountains in northeastern Italy and people ski there in the winter. But the glacier has been rapidly melting away in recent years.

World News

Japan is suffering a blistering heatwave and energy crunch

7:54am July 03, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan is sweltering amid a heatwave not seen in decades. As the country deals with an energy crunch, businesses are trying to save energy by turning lights down and thermostats up.

Science

Airplanes shooting lasers sounds sci-fi, but in Colorado, it's just science

7:54am July 03, 2022

by Stephanie Maltarich

Laser technology is being used to more accurately measure mountain snowpack — crucial information for farmers and water managers in drought-stricken areas like the Colorado River Basin.

A scorched structure and vehicles stand on a property mostly destroyed by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire on June 2, near Las Vegas, N.M.

National

Ecologists say federal wildfire plans are dangerously out of step with climate change

7:54am July 03, 2022

by Eric Westervelt

Many forest ecologists say the U.S. Forest Service is hampered by an outdated approach to prescribed fires, a key tool for reducing the threat of megafires made worse by climate change.

Politics & Government

The Biden administration has to change course on climate change after Court ruling

10:37am July 02, 2022

by Scott Detrow

Aides to President Biden say the administration still has options it can pursue in its effort to control climate change despite an adversarial Supreme Court ruling this week.

World News

Climate change is threatening thousands of years of winemaking in Turkey

9:26am July 02, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Climate change is posing challenges to vintners in Turkey, endangering the future of an ancient industry.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the Supreme Court's ruling is a setback for the agency.

The EPA prepares for its 'counterpunch' after the Supreme Court ruling

5:11pm July 01, 2022

The Supreme Court's ruling that curbs the power of the EPA will slow its ability to respond to the climate crisis, but "does not take the EPA out of the game," according to its administrator.

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Has the Supreme Court tied the Biden administration's hands on climate change?

4:50pm July 01, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Gina McCarthy, the White House national climate advisor, about the Supreme Court's ruling that limits the EPA's ability to set carbon-emission limits.

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National

Lessons from Portland's 2021 heatwave that can help us prep for the hot summer ahead

4:42pm July 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Vines, lead health officer of the Portland metropolitan area, about lessons learned from the deadly 2021 Portland heatwave as a sweltering summer awaits.

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Shoppers drink juice in plastic cups at a market in New Delhi, on Wednesday. India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a longer plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion.

India begins to ban single-use plastics including cups and straws

4:32pm July 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Other items like water or soda bottles or snack bags aren't banned yet. But the government has set targets for manufacturers to be responsible for recycling or disposing of them after their use.