Environment

Del Ficke, a farmer in Pleasant Dale, Neb., has embraced the cause of building carbon-rich soil, capturing carbon dioxide from the air in the process.

Farmers Are Warming Up To The Fight Against Climate Change

4:03pm November 20, 2020

by Dan Charles

Several big farm groups, traditionally hostile to environmental regulations, are now working with environmental advocates in support of farmer-friendly actions to reduce carbon emissions.

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Climate activists protest in Washington, D.C., the day after the election. Some progressives want President-elect Joe Biden to bar any appointees with fossil fuel ties.

Climate Activists Want Biden To Bar Appointees With Fossil Fuel Ties

1:12pm November 19, 2020

by Jeff Brady

Climate activists say Biden's staff picks are a sign of his seriousness about tackling the issue. But banning anyone with fossil fuel ties could wipe out a lot of experience in getting things done.

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This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended. As the world's latest ocean-monitoring satellite, it will collect the most accurate data yet on global sea level and how our

NASA Satellite To Measure Global Sea Level Rise

8:58am November 19, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Space is the best place — maybe the only place — to get a complete picture of how climate change is affecting the Earth's oceans. And what happens in the ocean does not stay in the ocean.

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2020 Hurricane Season Sets New Devastating Records And Is Not Over Yet

5:04pm November 18, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Hurricane Iota was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded this late in the Atlantic hurricane season. This year has already broken the record for the most named storms, and the season isn't over.

More People Can Access Surgery. That's Great For Them, Awful For The Planet

8:31pm November 17, 2020

by Joanne Lu

With surgical care on the rise globally, researchers worry the energy-consuming procedures will have a negative impact on the climate. But they say there are ways to make them more energy efficient.

A truck flounders in a flooded street in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, just hours before Hurricane Iota made landfall in the country Monday night. By Tuesday morning, the storm had significantly weakened, but it still poses life-threatening dangers for resid

Hurricane Iota, Weakening But Dangerous, Slams An Already Sodden Central America

1:49pm November 17, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Iota diminished to a Category 1 hurricane within hours of its landfall in Nicaragua. Still, as the second strong storm to hit the region in as many weeks, Iota bears grave dangers for residents.

An airplane flies over caribou on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where the Trump administration is moving to sell leases for oil drilling.

Trump Administration Rushes To Sell Oil Rights In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

7:54pm November 16, 2020

by Tegan Hanlon

Officials hope to auction off leases before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. He has pledged to protect the pristine landscape that's home to polar bears and migrating caribou.

Joe Biden's Options To Combat Climate Change

8:04am November 14, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Gina McCarthy, about what she thinks President-elect Joe Biden can do to address climate change once he's sworn in.

Marwa Al-Sabouni: How Can The Architecture Of A City Play A Role In War?

9:44am November 13, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

Architect Marwa Al-Sabouni says French colonial design segregated Syria's cities and laid the groundwork for division and civil war. The future of the country may depend on how it decides to rebuild.

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Kotchakorn Voraakhom speaks at TEDWomen 2018: Showing Up, November 28-30, 2018, Palm Springs, California. Photo: Callie Giovanna / TED

Kotchakorn Voraakhom: How Can We Better Design Cities To Fight Floods?

9:44am November 13, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom designed a way to offset flooding in Bangkok by designing a park with underground tanks. She says her design can protect delta cities that are sinking.

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