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Map showing simulated floodwaters near Google's Sunnyvale campus

Who Will Pay To Protect Tech Giants From Rising Seas?

11:27am July 27, 2021

Coastal cities need billions of dollars to build defenses against sea level rise. Tensions are rising over where that funding will come from: taxpayers or private companies with waterfront property?

A firefighter during night operations recently on the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon.

The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires

6:59am July 27, 2021

by Nick Mott

Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s.

Volunteers fight a wildfire in northeastern Siberia on July 17th. Heat waves in the Russian Arctic and boreal forests have fueled intense, widespread blazes that can damage trees and release enormous amounts of stored carbon dioxide from forests and perma

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Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts And Heat Waves Batter Countries

6:53am July 26, 2021

by Rebecca Hersher

Hundreds of scientists are meeting to finalize a landmark climate report. It's meant to guide the next decade of international climate policy, but it's unclear if politicians will act on it.

A peak is shrouded in smoke from regional wildfires on July 14, at Grand Teton National Park, south of Yellowstone.

Montana Wildfire Fight Draws Help From Other States As Much Of The West Burns

11:45pm July 24, 2021

Crews from Utah and California are headed to Montana to lend support in the battle against the state's wildfires, even as blazes rage back home.

A medical assistant administers a coronavirus test last week in Los Angeles. COVID-19 cases are on the rise as the highly transmissible delta variant has become the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States.

The Lambda Variant: What You Should Know And Why Experts Say Not To Panic

9:03pm July 22, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Cases of the variant have popped up in several states. But neither the WHO nor the CDC considers it a variant of concern, and the fast-spreading delta variant continues to dominate U.S. cases.

A combination of dependency on tips and requirements to appear positive on the job — "service with a smile" — contributes to a culture of sexual harassment in the service industry, a new study says.

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Tips And 'Service With A Smile' Rules Fuel Sex Harassment In Restaurants, Study Says

12:47pm July 22, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The authors say their research is the first to show an empirical link between tipping and forced friendliness to sex harassment. More than 70% of female restaurant workers report being harassed.

In this May 24, 2021 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO, speaks at WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus.

China Has Rejected A WHO Plan For Further Investigation Into The Origins Of COVID-19

9:44am July 22, 2021

by The Associated Press

Chinese officials say they cannot support a second phase of a study into the origins of the pandemic, including new investigation into the theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab.

As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Fauci Says 'We've Got To Do Much Better'

12:01am July 22, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, about the rising COVID-19 infection rate, updating mask guidance, potential for booster shots and breakthrough infections.

A thick haze hangs over Manhattan on Tuesday. Wildfires in the West, including the Bootleg Fire in Oregon, are creating hazy skies and poor air quality as far away as the East Coast.

The Western Wildfires Are Affecting People 3,000 Miles Away

8:38pm July 21, 2021

by Josie Fischels

Eastern states have been clouded in a smoky haze for days, and with the smoke comes poor air quality. People far away from the fires aren't ready for the breathing problems the smoke brings.

A man refuels his car in Paris in 2020. Men spend their money on greenhouse gas-emitting goods and services at a much higher rate than women, researchers found.

Men's Spending Habits Result In More Carbon Emissions Than Women's, A Study Finds

1:31pm July 21, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Men spend their money on greenhouse gas-emitting goods and services, such as meat and fuel, at a much higher rate than women, Swedish researchers found.