climate

Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on April 29.

Science

Factual climate change reporting can influence Americans positively, but not for long

9:45pm June 24, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Climate change has impacted the world's water, air and land masses. But today's news media isn't designed to reinforce public belief, say researchers.

Ice in the Arctic is melting even faster than scientists expected, study finds

6:41am June 24, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to scientists Melinda Webster with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, about implications for the rest of the globe. She's on an icebreaker ship to examine ice melt.

Scientists hope the larvae of the darkling beetle — nicknamed "superworms" — might solve the world's trash crisis thanks to their uncanny ability to eat polystyrene.

How 'superworms' could help solve the trash crisis

9:37pm June 23, 2022

by Olivia Hampton

A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam.

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An Aquinnah Wampanoag elder is restoring some land to what it was before colonists

4:47pm June 23, 2022

by Eve Zuckoff

On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.

Muris Demirovic waits by his rental car outside Yellowstone National Park for the entrance gate to open on Wednesday morning, near Wapiti, Wyo.

Yellowstone National Park partially reopens after floods

7:06pm June 22, 2022

by Olivia Weitz

Despite some major roads still being washed out, three of the massive park's five entrances opened this morning, to lines hundreds of cars long.

The Supreme Court may issue a ruling that could hurt Biden's climate change plans

4:58pm June 22, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate climate-warming greenhouse gasses.

Minerva Contreras, 44, connects climate change to her health because she has a lung problem that makes it harder to breathe on hot days. Keeping her house near Bakersfield, Calif., cool costs as much as $800 a month in the summer.

Americans connect extreme heat and climate change to their health, a survey finds

8:05am June 22, 2022

by Molly Peterson

A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home.

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Carlos and Jessica Deviana sit in the back of their father's SUV, which they were using as a bedroom after Hurricane Michael destroyed their home in Panama City, Fla., in October 2018.

Environment

You've likely been affected by climate change. Your long-term finances might be, too

5:36pm June 21, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.

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National

7 states must figure out how to conserve an unprecedented amount of water

5:08pm June 20, 2022

by Alex Hager

The Colorado River's reservoirs have declined so much that officials say major water cuts will be necessary as soon as 2023. This comes after years of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change.

Yellowstone's North Entrance Road was washed out by flooding.

National

Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen Wednesday after historic floods

12:04pm June 19, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The park has been closed since floods washed away roads, damaged buildings and knocked out water and power to parts of the park and communities nearby. The park's northern loop will remain closed.