climate

Corporate climate pledges are weaker than they seem, a new study reports

7:45pm February 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

Many companies mislead by using accounting practices that make their environmental goals relatively meaningless or exclude parts of their businesses in their calculations, NewClimate Institute finds.

A courseworker removes a gate flag following the postponement of the men's downhill due to high winds on day two of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Center.

High winds derail men's downhill ski final at the Winter Olympics

2:49am February 06, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Referees postponed the men's downhill alpine ski event after officials decided high winds at the Yanqing course posed a safety risk. This comes after multiple days of practice cancellations.

Flared natural gas is burned off at a natural gas plant. Methane, the main ingredient in natural gas, can leak from natural gas plants and pipelines.

A satellite finds massive methane leaks from gas pipelines

6:05pm February 03, 2022

by Dan Charles

A satellite has detected massive leaks of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from natural gas plants and pipelines. Most of these releases are deliberate, resulting from sloppy pipeline repairs.

Downtown Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall in 2018. Storms like Florence, with both heavy rain and very high tides, are projected to get more common as the Earth gets hotter.

Science

A new study predicts a huge increase in catastrophic hurricanes for the northeastern U.S.

5:44pm February 03, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

When hurricanes cause both extreme high tides and heavy rains, devastating floods ensue. Such storms will get much more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new study.

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National

Massive winter storm causes travel issues and power outages in parts of the U.S.

5:44pm February 03, 2022

by David Schaper

A widespread winter storm is dumping snow and causing freezing rain though large parts of the United States, leading to travel disruptions and some power outages.

On Dec. 30, 2021, wildfires ignited and tore through Boulder County in Colorado. By the next day, residential streets like this one in Louisville were unrecognizable: houses leveled, cars stripped to bare metal.

Music & Culture

Listening to Burial at the end of the world

9:10am February 02, 2022

by Miguel Otárola

This winter, wildfires brought the reality of climate change to one reporter's backyard. The music of the icy British producer Burial was the only thing that could make it all make sense.

National

Volunteer fire departments that the U.S. relies on are stretched dangerously thin

4:53pm February 01, 2022

by Frank Morris

Most of the U.S. is served by volunteer firefighters, but staffing and operating these departments has never been harder. Many are stretched increasingly thin, sometimes with near fatal consequences.

National

Texans brace themselves for a major winter storm — and the threat of another blackout

4:33pm February 01, 2022

by Kristen Cabrera

An approaching winter storm has Texans worried about a repeat of the massive, deadly blackout a year ago. Energy experts say that's not likely this time.

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Christopher Glenn of Melrose, Ore., installed a home standby generator after a 2019 snowstorm knocked out power to his house and business for a week.

Home generator sales are booming with mass outages, climate change and COVID

4:54pm January 31, 2022

by Jeff Brady

More extreme weather can mean extended blackouts, and it's especially disruptive for those working at home. Owners and experts offer guidance on what kind of generator to get and how to use it safely.

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Heavy rain and storm surge from Hurricane Ida caused flooding from Louisiana to New England in September 2021. Homes in the town of French Settlement, La., were still underwater four days after the storm made landfall. Climate change is driving more flood

Climate-driven floods will disproportionately affect Black communities, study finds

4:35pm January 31, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

Climate change means more flood risk from rising seas, hurricanes and heavy rain. Black communities in the southern U.S. are in the crosshairs, according to a new analysis.

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