Covering Climate

Here & Now's continued coverage of climate change and environmental news.

Meet The World's 1st Chief Heat Officer

Jane Gilbert, Miami-Dade's chief heat officer, talks about coordinating and accelerating efforts to protect vulnerable communities from extreme heat.

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07:23Jul 23, 2021

Helpers check for victims in flooded cars on a road in Erftstadt, Germany, on July 17, 2021. Due to strong rain falls, the small Erft river went over the banks causing massive damages. (Michael Probst/AP)

From German Floods To The Northwest Heat Dome: How Climate Change Is Juicing Extreme Weather Events

Devastating floods last week killed at least 165 people in Germany. Many Germans are now asking why the country was caught so off guard.

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09:40Jul 21, 2021

Mapping Secretive Marsh Birds On North Carolina's Outer Banks

The Audubon North Carolina Pine Island Sanctuary on the Outer Banks is home to 183 bird species. But it’s being eroded by rising seas and a changing climate.

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03:42Jul 20, 2021

Climate Project Seeks To Learn By Listening

The movement’s success in the South Bay region of California is based on the most fundamental element of conversation.

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04:59Jul 20, 2021

Global Energy Demand Set To Outpace Growth In Renewables

This poses a threat to global climate efforts.

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03:50Jul 16, 2021

A lush forest sits next to a field of charred trees felled by wildfires near Porto Velho, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Victor R. Caivano/AP)

Regions Of The Amazon Now Output More CO2 Than They Absorb, New Study Finds

The study indicates our planet is losing a crucial buffer in the fight against climate change.

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05:20Jul 15, 2021

A Look At Georgia's Landmark Law That Protects Salt Marshes, An Iconic State Landscape

Georgia's law that preserves salt marshes serves as a buffer against the sea level rise and extreme weather caused by climate change.

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05:15Jul 6, 2021

A worker operates a furnace for steelmaking at Hend steel company in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, in 2020. (Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images)

'Green Steel' Is On The Horizon. How Will It Impact Climate Change?

We break down the ways in which the steel industry is moving toward producing less climate-changing greenhouse gases.

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09:38Jun 21, 2021

Restoring Salt Marshes To Protect The Shoreline

At the Robinson Preserve along the Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida, volunteers are taking the first steps to bolster this important coastal habitat.

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04:32Jun 2, 2021

Could Climate Change Force Vampire Bats North?

One particular species can transmit rabies, news that's concerning federal agriculture officials because the bats like to feast on the blood of large farm animals.

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04:14Jun 1, 2021

Engineer Garret Dunn works on the Mississippi model at the entrance to the sediment diversion structure. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Making Mississippi Mud In Massachusetts To Restore Wetlands

Louisiana has a plan to address the problem to address sea-level rise that involved a Massachusetts-based research lab.

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04:47May 28, 2021

Experts Say Warmer Climate Will Become New 'Normal'

Until now, what's considered "normal" for temperatures was based on data from 1981 to 2010.

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03:50May 27, 2021

Scarce Spring Snowmelt Sparks Concern In The West Amid Drought

In the southwest corner of Colorado, the snowpack is at less than 30% of what’s normal for this time of year.

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03:45May 24, 2021

Rex Buchanan of the Kansas Geological Survey measures the aquifer's depth at a well. (David Condos/Kansas News Service)

As Kansas Groundwater Dries Up, Experts Look To Farmers To Conserve

Almost a third of the water under Kansas has disappeared, mostly due to decades of irrigating farmland.

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04:46May 19, 2021

This picture shows rubbish from single-use plastics during a protest in Indonesia on July 21, 2019. (Adek Berrt/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Home To 2 Of The Top 20 Plastic Waste Polluters, According To New Report

ExxonMobil and Dow top the list.

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04:58May 18, 2021

The Klamath River is seen flowing across northern California from atop Cade Mountain in the Klamath National Forest. (Gillian Flaccus/AP)

California's Plan To Offset Emissions Using Forests May Have A Major Flaw

In California, major polluters in the state can pay forest owners to maintain their land in exchange for carbon credits.

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05:43May 12, 2021

Students take part in a climate strike demo on Feb. 14, 2020 in London, England. (Peter Summers/Getty Images)

New Jersey Adopts Climate Change As Part Of Core Curriculum In All Public Schools

Chatham High School is one of the more than 2,000 public schools in the state implementing its new curriculum this fall.

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09:41May 7, 2021

As Drought Deepens, Southern Nevada Could Outlaw Thirsty Ornamental Lawns

Officials in Las Vegas say ornamental grass consumes as much as 10% of the region's water.

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05:12Apr 29, 2021

The sun sets on a plowed field that will need Colorado River water to yield a crop October 17, 2002 near El Centro, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

'Poster Child' Of The Climate Crisis: CA County Seeks Justice For Area Hit Hard By Air Pollution

Imperial County, California — a majority-Latino agricultural community near the U.S.-Mexico border — has some of the worst air pollution in the country.

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05:40Apr 29, 2021

A grasshopper sits on a branch of a chamomile. (Kerstin Joensson/AP)

Increase In CO2 Is Turning Prairie Grass Into Junk Food For Grasshoppers

Climate change is causing prairie grasses to grow but making them less nutritious for insects.

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04:16Apr 28, 2021

Hidden Brain

Meet The World's 1st Chief Heat Officer

From German Floods To The Northwest Heat Dome: How Climate Change Is Juicing Extreme Weather Events

Mapping Secretive Marsh Birds On North Carolina's Outer Banks

Climate Project Seeks To Learn By Listening

Global Energy Demand Set To Outpace Growth In Renewables

Regions Of The Amazon Now Output More CO2 Than They Absorb, New Study Finds

A Look At Georgia's Landmark Law That Protects Salt Marshes, An Iconic State Landscape

'Green Steel' Is On The Horizon. How Will It Impact Climate Change?

Restoring Salt Marshes To Protect The Shoreline

Could Climate Change Force Vampire Bats North?

Making Mississippi Mud In Massachusetts To Restore Wetlands

Experts Say Warmer Climate Will Become New 'Normal'

Scarce Spring Snowmelt Sparks Concern In The West Amid Drought

As Kansas Groundwater Dries Up, Experts Look To Farmers To Conserve

U.S. Home To 2 Of The Top 20 Plastic Waste Polluters, According To New Report

California's Plan To Offset Emissions Using Forests May Have A Major Flaw

New Jersey Adopts Climate Change As Part Of Core Curriculum In All Public Schools

As Drought Deepens, Southern Nevada Could Outlaw Thirsty Ornamental Lawns

'Poster Child' Of The Climate Crisis: CA County Seeks Justice For Area Hit Hard By Air Pollution

Increase In CO2 Is Turning Prairie Grass Into Junk Food For Grasshoppers