Climate Change

This year’s historic fire season in the west has made the link between climate change and more intense and frequent wildfires abundantly clear. For firefighter Don Whittemore, it was a close call with a fireball in 2006.

Climate scientist Kim Cobb and MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner joined host Angela Davis to explore how the pandemic is affecting climate change. We're flying less, staying at home more — is it helping?

From the Climate One series at the Commonwealth Club of California: “Living with Fire.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition made five years ago by two environmental groups to grant endangered species protection to the moose in the Upper Midwest.

Facebook is launching a page focused on climate change facts. Facebook's Nick Clegg talked with NPR about the company's steps to stop misinformation on climate change and other issues.

Hurricane Sally, a plodding but powerful storm with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash floods spurred by up to 2 feet of rain and the possibility of tornadoes.

On the other side of the country Joe Biden also addressed the fires, linking them to climate change.

The thick smoke helped firefighters by blocking the sun and turning the weather cooler as they tried to get a handle on the wildfires. But warnings of low moisture and strong winds that could fan the flames added urgency to the battle.

Extreme fires are more likely with climate change, and they're making it harder for some tree species to regenerate. Ecologists say this could transform large areas of Western forest into grassland.

David Legates, a professor who has spent much of his career questioning basic tenets of climate science and whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.