Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you…
Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.
Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires.…
Extreme heat on Independence Day will be America’s new normal, experts say
In cities across the U.S., parades were canceled and events were delayed because of the heat. Meanwhile, emergency rooms saw…
The days are hot, but so are the nights. That’s a problem, experts say
As much of the Eastern U.S. experiences potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures, the nights are also staying unusually warm, leaving the…
Critical fire weather complicates firefighting efforts in massive Utah wildfire
Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions. Extreme…
Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut…
Greetings from sweltering Switzerland
On the waterfront in Lucerne, Switzerland, soccer fans watched jumbo TVs showing a World Cup match played an ocean away.…
Tropical Storm Arthur is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
Forecasters say Arthur could generate life-threatening flash floods along the northern Gulf Coast. But it is not expected to strengthen…
El Niño is here, so what does it mean?
An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense…
‘At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an electric vehicle?’
"At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of…