Climate Change

901 Stories

Environment

'Always get the dog’s name!'

What is Journalism Rule #1, you ask? “Always get the dog’s name” is near the top of the list.
John Ryan
Week in Review: Climate change, gun violence, and ticket prices

Guest host Libby Denkmann discusses the week’s news with NPR’s Martin Kaste, KUOW’s Mike Davis, and freelance journalist Joanne Silberner.
Libby Denkmann

Kevin Kniestedt
Environment

Photos: Record-breaking heat in the Seattle area

The heat wave continues in western Washington with temperatures reaching the mid-90s.
Megan Farmer
Environment

Hospitals brace for surge as Seattle area feels the heat

Hospitals in Washington state are bracing for a surge in heat victims coming to their emergency rooms. They hope to avoid a repeat of the 2021 heat wave, which killed an estimated 400 people in the state.
John Ryan
Law & Courts

With Manchin deal, talk of Biden's climate emergency declaration may be dead

Some legal experts and environmentalists think such a declaration wouldn't have been that useful and would have exposed the president's climate agenda to further judicial and legislative scrutiny.
Scott Neuman
Environment

Is this week's heat wave fueling your climate anxiety? Yeah, us too.

We're experiencing record temperatures in the Pacific Northwest this week. In Europe, unprecedented heat is fueling wildfires in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, France, and Germany. The new climate reality is here. For many of us, that reality is leading to feelings of hopelessness, stress, and late night doom-scrolling.
Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca
National

How people, pets and infrastructure can respond to extreme heat

Climate change is making heat waves more frequent and intense. With much of the U.S. facing a weekend of extreme temperatures, here are some tips for protecting yourself and your loved ones.
Rachel Treisman
Politics

Facing legislative failure, Biden announces incremental climate initiatives

The president touted investments in extreme heat resilience and offshore wind at the site of a converted coal plant in Massachusetts, but stopped short of declaring a "climate emergency."
Eric McDaniel
Federal report recommends breaching Lower Snake River dams to restore salmon

Climate change is hurting salmon in the Columbia River Basin. According to a draft report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there are several solutions, including breaching the four Lower Snake River dams.
Courtney Flatt
Science

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather

For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.
Rebecca Hersher

35 of 91