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'Painting' the ghost forests of the Mid-Atlantic Coast

'Painting' the ghost forests of the Mid-Atlantic Coast

A photographer uses watercolors sensitized to light to make ethereal images of dying trees on the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. As sea levels rise, these haunting sights will only continue to grow.
by Claire Harbage

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Macron urges G7 members to put Amazon fires at top of agenda

Macron urges G7 members to put Amazon fires at top of agenda

In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.
by Scott Neuman

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Chemical fingerprints point to fracking as culprit behind new methane emissions

Chemical fingerprints point to fracking as culprit behind new methane emissions

Scientists have been debating what’s behind a recent spike in methane emissions. A new study ties the spike to shale gas emitted through fracking, and sounds the alarm for reducing natural gas use.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Aspen Ideas Festival: What will the Green New Deal cost, and what could it save?

Aspen Ideas Festival: What will the Green New Deal cost, and what could it save?

The architect of the proposed "Green New Deal" and the president of a conservative think tank share their ideas about the best way to confront climate change during a session at the Aspen Ideas Festival called "What Will the Green New Deal Cost, and What Could it Save?"
by MPR News Staff

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How are cities preparing to combat climate change?

How are cities preparing to combat climate change?

Heavier rains are driving historically high water levels and more frequent flooding in cities across the United States. How are cities bracing themselves for more climate-driven inundation? MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner filled in for host Kerri Miller.
by Paul Huttner and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Study finds invasive insects are a big contributor to climate change

Study finds invasive insects are a big contributor to climate change

Invasive insects like the gypsy moth and emerald ash borer — which are steadily marching across Minnesota and the rest of the country, feasting on trees and ultimately killing them — are also contributing to climate change, according to a newly released study.
by Dan Kraker

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Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier

Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier

With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade farewell to what once was a glacier.

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Alaska records its warmest month ever; future records likely

Alaska records its warmest month ever; future records likely

Alaska has been America's canary in the coal mine for climate warming, and the yellow bird is swooning. July was Alaska's warmest month ever, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
by The Associated Press

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Wet, wild and high: Lakes and rivers wreak havoc across Midwest, South

Wet, wild and high: Lakes and rivers wreak havoc across Midwest, South

Parts of the Mississippi have been above flood stage for months. All of the Great Lakes are at or near record-high levels. It's halting barge traffic, damaging infrastructure and eroding shorelines.
by Cheryl Corley

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