Environment

Environment

Is Climate Change Contributing To Slower Moving Hurricanes?

8:39am September 04, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to atmospheric scientist Jim Kossin of NOAA about why more hurricanes like Dorian are moving at slower speeds, and if that has anything to do with climate change.

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Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism

As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most

11:10pm September 03, 2019

Hotter neighborhoods tend to be poorer in dozens of major U.S. cities. That extra heat can have serious health effects for those living there.

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Engineers Can Help Save The Earth

5:11pm September 03, 2019

John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, used to be the CEO oil and gas giant BP. In 1997, he talked about the existence of climate change.

An satellite image from the company ICEYE shows flooding on Grand Bahama on Monday. The satellite uses radar to look through the clouds.

Environment

Satellite Imagery Shows Extent Of Devastating Flooding On Grand Bahama Island

3:24pm September 03, 2019

Hurricane Dorian hit Sunday as a Category 5 hurricane and then essentially parked itself over the island.

Hank Pronk's two-man submarine, the Nekton Gamma, leaves the dock.

Submarine Hobbyists Help Researchers On Montana's Flathead Lake

6:14pm September 02, 2019

by Aaron Bolton

Submarine hobbyists are helping scientists in Montana do environmental research on the state's lakes. Researchers couldn't otherwise afford to rent subs, and it gives the hobbyists a sense of purpose.

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What Earth's Forest Fires Mean For Its Oxygen Levels

12:11pm September 02, 2019

David Greene talks with science writer Peter Brannen about fires in the Amazon and across central Africa, and about what people get wrong when we talk about the Earth's forests burning.

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Meteorologist On Category 5 Dorian

5:19pm September 01, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jeff Huffman, a meteorologist from the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, about Hurricane Dorian.

Dorian Heads Toward U.S.

2:15pm September 01, 2019

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with meteorologist Ray Hawthorne of the University of Florida about the path of Hurricane Dorian.

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Fears For The Amazon's Future

1:42pm September 01, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Deforestation rates in Brazil's Amazon are soaring under a far-right president who wants to exploit the forest's resources, including the Amazon River. A huge dam has brought in much development.

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Hurricane Dorian Heads For Bahamas

5:23pm August 31, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rick Lohr, general manager of the Abaco Beach Resort in The Bahamas, about how he is bracing for Hurricane Dorian.