Environment

Just three crops — wheat, corn and rice — make up nearly 60 percent of the plant-based calories in most diets, according to a new report. Above, a farmer inspects a plant in her dry maize field on March 13 in Zimbabwe.

For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges

7:16pm March 24, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

Global reliance on just a handful of crops for calories is hurting the environment — and wildlife, a new report says. It urges the world to diversify its diet to save plant and animal species alike.

Environment

Climate Series Introduction

9:49am March 24, 2019

We introduce a Weekend Edition series on climate change and adaptations that people are already making along the East Coast.

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Adapting To Climate Change In Miami

8:13am March 24, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

We travel to Miami to see how people there are already adapting in a city that's been called "ground zero" for climate change and sea level rise.

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How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents' Health In Miami

8:13am March 24, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

We visit Miami to talk with Dr. Cheryl Holder of Florida Clinicians For Climate Action, and Jorge, a fruit vendor who is feeling the effects of increasingly hot days firsthand.

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What Recent Destructive Cyclones Tell Us About Climate

6:10pm March 23, 2019

A cyclone hit Southern Africa and a "bomb cyclone" hit Nebraska causing massive flooding. NPR's Michel Martin talks to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about the climate implications of these events

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Midwest U.S., Southeastern Africa Attempt To Recover From Cyclone Flooding

5:43pm March 23, 2019

Massive cyclones in Nebraska and Mozambique caused loss of life and property.

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Army Corps Of Engineers On Midwest Flooding

8:59am March 23, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks John Remus of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about flooding in the Midwest and managing the Missouri River's flow.

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In this photo, taken on Tuesday, smoke rises from a fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. near the Carpenter Elementary School in Deer Park, Texas. The blaze briefly reignited on Friday.

Petrochemical Fire Reignites At Houston-Area Fuel Storage Facility

9:46pm March 22, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Officials say the new blaze was extinguished after about an hour. Amid a week of environmental mishaps, the Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging violations of that state's clean air laws.

What Makes People Heed A Weather Warning — Or Not?

5:17pm March 22, 2019

by Rebecca Ellis

One social scientist says it's how people interpret these warnings that matters and that "we need to get out there and do a better job of understanding their perspective."

Search and rescue operations near the Iraqi city of Mosul were underway after a boat sank in the Tigris River on Thursday. Authorities say dozens of people, including many children, are confirmed dead.

Boat Sinks In Iraq, Killing At Least 100 During New Year Celebration

6:27pm March 21, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The casualties included many children, as a vessel carrying Nowruz holiday revelers capsized in the Tigris River. Authorities said the boat appeared not to have had life vests on board.