Politics For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A new poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18-34 year old Americans feel about the future. Elena Moore
Climate Climate change exacerbates deadly floods worldwide Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger. Rebecca Hersher
Arts & Life San Francisco considers lifting the Ferry Building by 7 feet to save it from the sea The Ferry Building has been a beacon to incoming ferry riders since the late 1890s. Threatened by rising sea levels, the waterfront city is considering drastic measures to save its historic shoreline. Chloe Veltman
Arts & Life Venice may be put on the endangered list, thanks to human-created climate change The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage. Chloe Veltman
Environment The world is still falling short on limiting climate change, according to U.N. report The outlook for climate change is better now than a few years ago, but countries have a long way to go to avoid dangerous climate impacts, according to a new report. Lauren Sommer
National Climate activists protested at Burning Man. Then the climate itself crashed the party Burners were forced to endure hours of torrential rains before tens of thousands bailed on the festival. Scientists warn that such large bursts of showers are a result of a warming planet. Vanessa Romo
Environment In a charred moonscape, a band of hopeful workers try to save the Joshua tree After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents. Christopher Intagliata
Health Extreme heat makes air quality worse–that's bad for health Air quality around the world suffered in 2022 because of climate-induced extreme heat, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Association. Alejandra Borunda
Environment One way to save coral reefs? Deep freeze them for the future As oceans get hotter, coral reefs are suffering. Scientists are working on ways to preserve coral by freezing and then reviving them to restore reefs someday.
