Stay Tuned • 18th March 2024

This Louisiana town lost 90% of its population. Is climate change to blame?

Some locals call Cameron, Louisiana a ghost town. A series of hurricanes have devastated the area, forcing almost 90% of the population to relocate. This summer is expected to be a particularly volatile hurricane season. Rising sea surface temperatures arising from global warming are making hurricanes strengthen faster than ever before — a major problem for people living near the Gulf Coast.

NBC News • 18th March 2024

Battered by hurricanes and tired of rebuilding, 90% of population has left this coastal town

CAMERON PARISH, La. — Seven days a week, Tressie LaBove Smith makes the two-hour round trip from Lake Charles to what’s left of her Cajun restaurant in Cameron, Louisiana, an unincorporated town perched along the stormy Gulf Coast. Business once boomed at Anchors Up Grill, which opened in 2014 as Cameron's only sit-down restaurant. In 2020, Hurricane Laura destroyed the restaurant along with most of the town.

TODAY.com • 27th December 2023

Al Roker shares exclusive look at high-tech weather center in NY

TODAY’s Al Roker shares an exclusive first look at New York’s first-of-its-kind weather and climate emergency alert network, which monitors and synthesizes as much weather data as possible to be better prepared for weather-related emergencies.

NBC News • 30th November 2023

U.N. establishes fund for developing nations affected by climate change

Delegates from the almost 200 nations attending the global COP28 climate summit in Dubai reached a breakthrough agreement on Thursday that establishes a fund for loss and damage in developing countries affected by climate change. The fund will funnel voluntary contributions from developed countries to low- and middle-income nations struggling to cope with billions of dollars in damages from climate-exacerbated drought, extreme weather and sea-level rise. António Guterres, the United Nations se

NBC News • 28th November 2023

Whitmer signs package to push Michigan to 100% clean energy by 2040

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a sweeping clean energy package Tuesday that would make Michigan the second swing state to go 100% clean energy by 2040, a move widely applauded by climate advocates but criticized by some environmental justice groups.

NBC News • 22nd November 2023

U.N. looks to bring order to carbon markets scrutinized by environmentalists

A breakthrough agreement could open doors for companies and policymakers looking to jump-start the international carbon credit system, which has come under increasing scrutiny by environmental advocates who say the credits allow firms to sidestep real climate action.

NBC News • 6th November 2023

Hot topic: Researchers push to reduce fire risk from lithium-ion batteries

The lithium-ion battery is a near-ubiquitous technology with a serious flaw: They sometimes catch on fire.

NBC News • 19th October 2023

As temperatures rise, songbirds struggle to keep young healthy, researchers find

Songbirds like cardinals and sparrows follow the same schedule every year. In spring, they build nests and raise their young from nestlings to fledglings — but as springtime temperatures get warmer due to climate change, scientists have observed bird populations struggling to keep their offspring alive.

NBC News • 5th October 2023

Africa’s first carbon-removal plant stokes questions about responsible climate solutions

A greener and more equitable future — that’s the idea behind a first-of-its-kind plant to be built in Kenya that could remove up to 1 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year.

NBC News • 14th September 2023

California bill would force large companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions

A first-of-its-kind bill that would require large companies operating in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions passed the state Senate this week despite strong opposition from some business interests.

NBC News • 13th September 2023

'Peak oil' could be on the horizon, but new fossil fuel projects are pushing ahead

Demand for fossil fuels is set to peak by the end of the decade, according to a new projection from the International Energy Agency — but it might not be enough to curb the worst impacts of climate change or outpace new fossil fuel projects.

NBC News • 5th September 2023

Fall on hold as temperatures soar across the U.S.

Fall lovers hoping for cooler September temperatures will have to wait a bit longer for autumn, as temperatures soar 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit higher than average across the Northeast, Midwest and southern Plains over the next few days. The National Weather Service said late Monday that it expects record-breaking heat on Tuesday for East Coast cities stretching from Philadelphia and New York City down to Raleigh, North Carolina. Washington, D.C., is forecast to hit a daily record high of 99 F, w

NBC News • 25th August 2023

With boos, a pushback on climate denialism at the first GOP debate

The Republican Party’s varied and evolving ideas on how to address climate change were front and center Wednesday night at the first Republican presidential debate. Still at issue, however, is just how much Republican leaders accept the overwhelming scientific consensus around global warming. Following an audience question on climate change, Fox News moderator Martha MacCallum asked for a show of hands on who among the candidates believed in human-induced climate change. Only former Arkansas G

NBC News • 23rd August 2023

Dangerous heat for over 93 million in Midwest and South

Chicago’s commuter rail service slowed trains, Milwaukee again closed schools, and St. Louis-area high school football games are being delayed as dangerous heat posed risks for a huge section of the country Wednesday. More than 93 million people in 20 states were under excessive heat warnings Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service, and other areas were under heat advisories. Rockford, Illinois, had a heat index of 116 degrees Fahrenheit, and the weather service for Chicag

NBC News • 16th August 2023

U.S. hurricane deaths concentrated in vulnerable counties, research finds

People in socially vulnerable counties have accounted for the vast majority of deaths from hurricanes in the U.S. over the past 30 years, according to a wide-ranging study that drew on decades of data.

NBC News • 11th August 2023

With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat

In Phoenix, which recorded daily highs at or above 110 F for 31 consecutive days in July, daily heat index is also carefully monitored by schools, said Michael Mannelly, chief financial officer of the Phoenix Elementary School District, which opened classrooms during the first week of August.

NBC News • 6th August 2023

A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns

Drax Group has been the subject of years of effort by local residents, environmentalists and state regulators to rein in emissions from its Gloster wood pellet plant. Some are running out of patience.

NBC News • 21st July 2023

Monthlong heat wave to expand into Northern California, parts of Idaho and Oregon

Another day of extreme heat is sweeping across the United States on Friday, with daily high temperature records broken Thursday in several cities including Phoenix at 119 degrees Fahrenheit and Imperial, California, at 118 F. About 84 million people are under heat advisories. Parts of California, Oregon and Idaho that were previously untouched by the monthlong heat wave are now included in the alerts. Phoenix is forecast to continue its now 22-day streak of consecutive daily high temperatures

NBC News • 20th July 2023

Heat continues to blast much of the U.S. as another Phoenix record falls

The extreme heat that has broiled large parts of the U.S. for more than a month continued Thursday, with 87 million people from California to Florida under heat alerts and little relief in sight for much of the Southwest.

NBC News • 20th July 2023

Blood-sicles and misters: Zookeepers look to keep animals cool in oppressive heat

Many of the Phoenix Zoo’s 3,000 animals are used to hot weather. Still, with the city reaching a record 21 consecutive days of temperatures at 110 F or higher, zookeepers are having to get creative. That means everything from fans and misters to frozen treats like ice pops for most animals and blood-sicles — frozen blood refreshments — for the carnivores, said Drew Foster, the zoo’s director of living collections.