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Climate

Longtime climate science denier hired at NOAA

Longtime climate science denier hired at NOAA

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.
by Rebecca Hersher and Joe Palca

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Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire death toll keeps climbing

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire death toll keeps climbing

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some towns and displaced tens of thousands of people.
by The Associated Press

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Carmakers revving up electric truck and SUV production

Carmakers revving up electric truck and SUV production

Nearly half of all vehicles sold in the United States are sport utility vehicles, and the International Energy Agency reports they’re second-largest contributor to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last decade. But a new wave of electric SUVs and pickup trucks is on the horizon.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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The world lost two-thirds of its wildlife in 50 years. We are to blame

The world lost two-thirds of its wildlife in 50 years. We are to blame

Human activities are causing an "unprecedented" and alarming decline in wildlife populations around the world, a new report warns. It says the staggering loss ultimately threatens human life as well.
by Nathan Rott

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Gusty winds pose continued wildfire threats in California

Gusty winds pose continued wildfire threats in California

Wildfires are raging unchecked throughout California, and authorities say gusty winds could drive flames with new ferocity. Diablo winds in the north and Santa Ana winds in the south are forecast into Wednesday in areas where blazes already have grown explosively.
by The Associated Press

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The annual State Fair weather quiz with Mark Seeley is on

The annual State Fair weather quiz with Mark Seeley is on

The Minnesota State Fair might be canceled, but there’s no way we would have let the annual weather quiz with Mark Seeley go on hiatus for a pandemic. For the 24th year in a row, Seeley took listeners’ questions about the weather and quizzed them back.
by Gary Eichten and Mark Seeley

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