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News Articles: climate change

An atmospheric river that hit Los Angeles in February 2024 caused mudslides and flooding, dumping months-worth of rain in a single day. Another one is headed to Southern California now.

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  • Climate

An atmospheric river is coming to California. It could bring risks of debris flows

The weather phenomena are common for California winters, but they could cause dangerous debris flows or mudslides in recently burned areas.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
A woman sunbathes on a summer day in Montevideo, Uruguay, in January of 2025. This January was the hottest ever recorded on Earth.

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  • Climate

January wasn't expected to break global temperature records. But it did

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January—and the fact that it didn't has climate researchers worried.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

What 80 degrees in February does to Georgia blueberries. Major fruit, crops at risk

Blueberries, which rely on cooler days for several more months, are beginning to open their buds. That’s putting one of Georgia’s biggest agriculture products and blueberry growers at risk for the 2025 season.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
Fire experts say trimming the vegetation directly around a home goes a long way in reducing fire danger, but clearing vast areas of Los Angeles' chaparral brush could actually make the problem worse.

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  • Climate

Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce the wildfire danger

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make the fire danger worse.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
The majority of employees who work at the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were put on administrative leave Thursday.

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  • National

EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave

In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda and
  • Nate Perez
Neil Jacobs, an atmospheric scientist, is Trump's pick to head NOAA.

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  • Climate

Trump picks Neil Jacobs to head NOAA, a scientist with 'Sharpiegate' ties

President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to head NOAA. Some former NOAA employees are concerned about Jacobs' scientific integrity after his prior involvement in "Sharpiegate."

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda and
  • Julia Simon
Then-candidate Donald Trump at an October campaign event in Pennsylvania.

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  • Climate

As Trump vows to embrace fossil fuels, U.S. climate policy won't change quickly

President Trump's first weeks in office included executive orders that aim to stop or roll back former President Biden's ambitious climate agenda and redirect the country's attention to fossil fuels.

February 01, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Winters are warming around the country, which gives rats more of an opportunity to search for food.

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  • Climate

Rats! Climate change is helping increase their populations in cities

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
High winds and dry vegetation set the stage for the explosive wildfires in Los Angeles. Scientists are finding that climate change fueled some of the extreme conditions.

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  • Climate

Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
A Trump executive order temporarily pauses leases and permits for onshore and offshore wind projects.

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  • Climate

Here's how Trump's pause on wind projects could threaten jobs and climate goals

A Trump executive order temporarily pauses leases and permits for offshore and onshore wind projects. Wind advocates say an offshore wind freeze could threaten states' climate goals and jobs.

January 27, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding how climate change is affecting communities. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has erased the line between his job and his life.

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  • Climate

This scientist studies climate change. Then the Los Angeles fire destroyed his home

Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning.

January 24, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders after his inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. He also declared a national energy emergency.

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  • Climate

Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court

President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.

January 22, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
President Trump signed a slew of executive orders Monday after his inauguration, including an order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement.

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  • Climate

Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement (again), reversing U.S. climate policy

President Trump issued a barrage of orders Monday targeting Biden-era initiatives on global warming. The decisions come on the heels of the hottest year ever recorded.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Nate Perez and
  • Rachel Waldholz

Tagged as: 

  • Global Health

Readers share wishes for 2025: Be kind to each other and Earth! Learn from birds!

We asked our readers to make a wish for 2025. If even one of these wishes comes true, the world will definitely be a better place!

January 18, 2025
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By:
  • Laurel Dalrymple
Some gas lines were still burning in Altadena, California, after the Eaton fire passed through a burned neighborhood. Crews were working to cut off gas to the area. Smoke and ash from the LA-area fires blanketed the region. Experts suggest care while cleaning up, even far from the immediate burn zones.

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  • Climate

Is the air quality index actually useful right now?

The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is.

January 18, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
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