global warming

May 28, 2023 | 7:38 AM

Fixit culture is on the rise, but repair legislation faces resistance

According to the Public Interest Research Group, people in this country generate more than 12% of the planet’s trash, though we represent only 4% of the global population.

By Chloe Veltman/NPR

November 20, 2022 | 7:35 AM

Did the world make progress on climate change? Here’s what was decided at global talks

Countries agreed to establish a fund to support poorer countries already hit hardest by the impacts

By NPR

November 13, 2022 | 8:50 AM

‘It could just sweep us away’: This school is on the front lines of climate change

The United Nations estimates about a billion children are at extremely high risk because of climate change

By NPR

February 28, 2022 | 8:57 AM

Climate change puts billions of people in danger, U.N. report warns

Billions of people on every continent are suffering because of climate change, according to a major new United Nations report.

By NPR

December 18, 2020 | 8:04 AM

2020 may be the hottest year on record. Here’s the damage it did

2020 is just two-hundredths of a degree cooler than 2016, the hottest year ever recorded. The Earth is nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer now than it was in the 20th century, and greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are still rising.

By NPR

August 4, 2020 | 1:31 PM

Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale

A critical look at the effects of global warming, water pollution and our “throw-away” plastic lifestyle on this keystone species…and inevitably ourselves.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

November 26, 2019 | 6:44 AM

U.N. report: Greenhouse gas emissions are still rising

"There is no sign of [greenhouse gas] emissions peaking in the next few years."

By NPR

April 10, 2019 | 10:48 AM

Why is a few degrees of warming such a big deal when it comes to climate change?

By Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania

June 6, 2013 | 2:32 PM

Radio Smart Talk: CO2 levels raise alarm, Dr. Michael Mann explains

By Scott LaMar/WITF

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