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News Articles: climate change

An aerial view of a stuck boat on a dried out lake in Bolivia. A new report finds that September 2023 was the hottest September on record. South America - which is coming out of its winter - also saw record high temperatures.

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  • Climate

It's the warmest September on record thanks to El Niño and, yes, climate change

A new government report finds that September 2023 was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat.

October 14, 2023
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By:
  • Julia Simon
President Joe Biden speaks about his Bidenomics agenda at Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 13, 2023.

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  • Climate

To rein in climate change, Biden pledges $7 billion to regional 'hydrogen hubs'

President Joe Biden announced billions of federal dollars for the creation of regional hydrogen hubs across the country. Hydrogen could be a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.

October 13, 2023
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By:
  • Susan Phillips
Pastor Bob Farrow of St. Nicholas Episcopal in Hamilton, Georgia and Pastor Willie J. Barber II of Prospect A.M.E. meet and share contact information at the Green Team Summit.

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  • News

These Western Georgia churches are coming together to combat climate change. See how

Churches throughout Georgia are acting on climate change, conducting energy efficiency audits, powering their houses of worship with clean energy and creating teams of parishioners to see the efforts come to fruition.

October 13, 2023
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
Evaporation ponds that are pinkish-red due to high salinity levels are visible on the north section of the Great Salt Lake in August 2021 near Corinne, Utah.

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  • Environment

Her antidote for 'climate grief' and a shrinking Great Salt Lake? Don't look away

Experts refer to "climate grief." Terry Tempest Williams explains what this feels like to someone who has spent their life thinking about our psychic and spiritual connection to the natural world.

October 11, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Martin
Carlos Moreno, a Franco-Colombian urbanist, has been helping spread the idea of 15-minute cities — where people can access key things in their life within a short walk, bike ride or transit ride of their home. But the climate solution is seeing huge challenges, including conspiracy theories.

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  • Climate

It's a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs

The "15-minute city" is an urban planning concept that aims to increase quality of life and reduce planet-heating pollution. But it faces obstacles, including conspiracy theories.

October 08, 2023
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Jacob Murungi collects water near his home in central Kenya — harvesting it from fog that forms overnight and clings to trees.

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  • Climate

How to harvest water from clouds of fog

Fog harvesting has long been a method of collecting water around the world. As climate change makes water harder and harder to find, technology is making it easier to pull water from the air.

October 08, 2023
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf and
  • Claire Harbage
People harvest crops at the Asante Microfarm in front of a house in View Park, in Los Angeles, in 2021.

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  • Climate

Individual actions you can take to address climate change

So you want to do something about climate change, but what? We have ideas. Some require a little planning, while others might mean one less thing on your to-do list. (You can skip raking leaves!)

October 08, 2023
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  • The NPR Network
Conservation professionals learn how to respond to cultural heritage emergencies following disasters at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Sept. 20.

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  • Climate

Have an heirloom ruined by climate disaster? There's a hotline to call for help

The National Heritage Responders help figure out how to save important objects and buildings after disasters. With climate change, they're busier than ever.

October 07, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman

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  • Climate

How kids are making sense of climate change and extreme weather

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge yielded stories about how students around the U.S. are thinking about and responding to climate change. Here are some of their ideas.

October 07, 2023
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  • Janet W. Lee
Chris Gloninger, pictured in June 2022.

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  • Climate

Innovators share what helped convince them to take climate action

As part of covering climate change we've heard from a number of the doers. Here are a few of those innovators and influencers' thoughts and what motivated them to make a change in their communities.

October 07, 2023
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  • The NPR Network
The giant white marble boulders that line the Agos River just north of the Philippine village of Daraitan are sacred to the Indigenous Dumagat people. They use the boulders to perform rituals to ward off sickness and keep their village safe. If the Kaliwa Dam is built upriver, the Dumagat say these rocks will be destroyed to make way for the increased water flow.

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  • Climate

The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution?

Officials say the Kaliwa Dam will help alleviate an impending water shortage in the capital that's being exacerbated by climate change. But the project is plagued with controversies and questions.

October 06, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman
Marching bands are getting creative to beat the heat of climate change. Some changes include covering brass instruments under direct sunlight, scheduling frequent water breaks and time to put on extra sunscreen, no longer wearing traditional marching band uniforms at games and practicing before sunrise or after sunset.

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  • Climate

Marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting

Marching bands returned to practice this fall under challenges like extreme heat and irregular weather conditions. They're getting creative to beat the heat of climate change.

October 06, 2023
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee
Ciara Imani May founded Rebundle, a Missouri company that makes biodegradable hair extensions.

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  • Climate

Any job can be a climate solutions job: Ask this teacher, electrician or beauty CEO

Some "climate jobs" are obvious. Others, not so much. So we talked to three people whose jobs address climate change in unexpected ways.

October 05, 2023
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By:
  • A Martínez,
  • Ally Schweitzer,
  • and 2 more

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  • Climate

People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories

To talk about the current state of climate disinformation, we checked in with three NPR reporters who have reported on climate, disinformation and the media.

October 05, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Julia Simon,
  • and 3 more
Pyxis Ocean sets sail in August on its first voyage since being retrofitted with WindWings.

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  • Climate

New technology uses good old-fashioned wind to power giant cargo vessels

Cargo ships equipped with massive rigid sails called WindWings could save a substantial amount of fuel, considering how much of the world's goods are transported by sea.

October 05, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman
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