NC directs $164M toward infrastructure projects
North Carolina is awarding $164 million for water and sewer projects around the state.
climate
Even in tornado-prone areas, storm shelters aren't required in warehouses
In the U.S., tornadoes cause more annual fatalities than hurricanes and earthquakes combined. Yet there isn't a national standard mandating that large warehouses include storm shelters for workers.
The ski industry is preparing for a future that will require more manufactured snow
Ski resorts along the East Coast are preparing for a future with warmer temperatures and less snowfall. Climate change is threatening a whole industry.
Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decades
Local authorities have placed up to 300,000 people under evacuation warnings in one of the country's worst flooding incidents.
Some effects of climate change are irreversible, but there's still hope
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with earth scientist Brian O'Neill about a new major United Nations report on climate change.
Climate change is killing people, but there's still time to reverse the damage
Some ecosystems have already been irreversibly altered, scientists say. And climate change is wreaking havoc on human health.
The world's insect population is in decline — and that's bad news for humans
Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.
The first step to preparing for surging climate migration? Defining it
Anywhere from tens of millions to a billion people could become climate migrants by 2050, according to a report from the RAND Corporation. The number varies widely depending on the definition used.
Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds
Arctic communities have long been plagued by soot that drives snow melt and respiratory disease. Now, humans are making their mark in Antarctica.
Assessing the Biden administration's progress on climate change
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with outgoing deputy climate envoy Jonathan Pershing about what the Biden administration has accomplished on climate change so far.