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World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency with winter sports facing a climate change crisis.
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Cutting food waste would lower emissions. So far only Mass. has done it
A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely succeeding. The study found that only one out of the first five states with food waste laws — Massachusetts — has seen its law work. The findings matter because food waste is a major contributor to planet-warming...
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‘Short corn' could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
Short corn developed by Bayer Crop Science is being tested on about 30,000 acres in the Midwest.
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Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
This summer has been especially bad, with five high school players dying since July of suspected heat-related illnesses.
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Studies reveal drastic increase in deaths related to extreme heat
Two recent studies highlight how extreme heat may be killing thousands more Americans every year than official tallies show. At the same time, climate change is making our summers increasingly hot. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains why we don’t know the full impact of extreme heat on our health.
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Life on the edge: Some take advantage of cheaper house costs as coastline shrinks
Oceanfront property has always had an appeal, but with the changing climate threatening the future of those homes, the cost has fallen enough for some homeowners to take the risk. David Moot says his Cape Cod home is a dream, but it is also literally life on the edge — you can’t get much closer to the Atlantic Ocean than…
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Cost of beachfront homes shrinks along with coastline
Despite the increasing risk of living on the water due to climate change, some are taking the chance to buy oceanside property at a reduced price.
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‘Atmospheric thirst' amplifying both Hurricane Francine and wildfires in the West
It might seem like a split-screen moment for extreme weather with a storm strengthening in the Gulf and wildfires burning across the West. However, meteorologist Chase Cain explains how one consequence of climate change is amplifying seemingly opposite events.
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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame
A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it’s helping to turbocharge climate change.
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Summer 2024 was the Earth's hottest on record, European climate agency says
The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record. That makes it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured.
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What is corn sweat?
Extreme summer heat is bringing attention to the term “corn sweat.” Here’s what the term refers to.
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Tropical Storm Debby is dumping more rainfall because of climate change
Virtually all of the damage from Debby will be from flooding rains, and that’s one of the signatures of how climate change is impacting tropical storms and hurricanes. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how record hot oceans and a warmer atmosphere work together to fuel more flooding.
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Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected
The Amazon is entering its driest period, from August to September. Many rivers are at historic lows even earlier than last year.
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Climate activists rally behind Kamala Harris
Despite passing landmark climate legislation, President Biden struggled to maintain support from climate activists. However, national climate reporter Chase Cain shows us why Kamala Harris is quickly earning endorsements and support from voters motivated by climate change.
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Heat domes, climate change driving aggressive start to wildfire season
Hot, dry, and windy days are becoming more common because of human-caused climate change. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how that’s allowing wildfires to burn more land much earlier in wildfire season.
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Global warming has begun to slow Earth's rotation, new study finds
New research published in Nature Geoscience suggests water from melted glacial ice is causing the Earth to slow down, leading to slightly longer days.
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Wisconsin wants climate action. Could young Republicans change party's stance in Milwaukee?
Roughly three-fourths of people in Wisconsin support various climate policies. However, in advance of the Republican National Convention, the party’s draft platform makes no direct reference to climate change. National climate reporter Chase Cain explores if that might change during the RNC in Milwaukee.
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Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming. The aim is to reach a 2030 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990...
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Hawaii settles lawsuit filed by children that alleged state violated their right to life-sustaining climate
Hawaii’s governor and lawyers for youth plaintiffs say they have settled a lawsuit alleging Hawaii violated the state constitution by operating a transportation system that harmed the climate and infringed upon the children’s right to a clean and healthy environment.
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Sandwich to receive federal aid to combat beach erosion
Coastal erosion is becoming a very serious matter in Massachusetts because of the changing climate. But in one town on the Cape, they’ve been struggling with sand loss for years because of a man-made issue. The beaches in Sandwich have taken a beating from erosion over the decades because of water currents altered by the Cape Cod Canal. “We’ve...